sainfoin's Usage Examples:

Under hay are included the produce of clover, sainfoin and rotation grasses, and also that of permanent meadow.

The river valleys abound in natural pasture, and sainfoin, lucerne and other forage crops are largely grown; cattle-raising is an important source of wealth, and the cheeses of Troyes are well known.

In 1905 the yield of hay from clover, sainfoin and rotation grasses amounted to 666,985, tons, or 31.

In the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and in many other parts of the world honey of the finest quality is obtained from this " queen of bee-plants," and in lesser degree from other clovers such as sainfoin, alsike (a hybrid clover), trefoil, 'c.

Certain bacteria of the nitrogenfixing class enter into association with the roots of green plants, the best-known examples being those which are met with in the nodules upon the roots of clover, peas, beans, sainfoin and other plants belonging to the leguminous order.

The principal fodder-crops are lucerne (Medicago saliva) and esparcette (a variety of sainfoin).

Whatever the specific rotation, there may in practice be deviations from the plan of retaining on the farm the whole of the root-crops, the straw of the grain crops and the leguminous fodder crops (clover, vetches, sainfoin, 'c.

The hay made from clover, sainfoin and grasses under rotation generally gives a bigger average yield than that from permanent grass land.

Other typical downland flowers found here are wild thyme, yellow wort, sainfoin, cowslip and stemless thistle.

of hay per acre less than that from clover, sainfoin and grasses under rotation.

Clover, lucerne and sainfoin make up the bulk of artificial pasturage, while vetches, crimson clover and cabbage are the other chief forage crops.