RE: Clover vs. Alfalfa
Maybe you should consider doing whatI am going to do this summer. I am going tochange some of mymeadow into a clover AND alfalfa field. I have done some research on both as a food plot plant and decided why not plant both of them.
The only difference in nutrient requirements are that alfalfa requires some boron, and clover doesn't. You should probably mow the alfalfa more than the clover, but I wouldn't think this would have a negative effect on the clover. If you already have a clover plot established you could disk strips in the field for the alfalfa, or spray strips with a herbicide and use a no-till seed drill to plant the alfalfa without disking. Good Luck, and let us know how it turns out.