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Mr. D. Y. Hamill, Seguro, Huerfano County: 



The first year, 1898, the Turkestan alfalfa proved to be a quick, strong grower. 

 I cut it when it was 2 feet 2 inches high. It afterwards made a growth of 2 feet 

 before the winter set in. The second season, 1899, was so cold and dry that the 

 Turkestan alfalfa made only one-half a crop. After cutting, it leafed out and 

 remained gi-een till winter. Native grasses— oats, barley, and wheat— did not 

 make one-half stand. Most of the common alfalfa sovm in 1898 died in July or 

 earlier, but the Turkestan alfalfa, which was sown on the level ground, grew 

 well. One-sixth of that grown on the slopes died. 



Mr. William Raymann, Deertrail, Arapahoe County : 

 I am in a very poor position this year to give you information, as we had such 

 a very bad season— no rains until too late to be of any use. I plowed the Tur- 

 kestan alfalfa, never thinking it would grow ; but must confess I was surprised, 

 as some of it came up. The crop suffered from an unusually long drought. 



Mr. M. J. Weyand, Sedgwick, Sedgwick County: 

 The Turkestan alfalfa is of a darker-green color, has larger leaves, and grows 

 taller. It will be a famoas plant in two more years. It is early, grows rapidly, 

 and would bring a good crop of hay even in a short season. The plant is perfect, 

 but our water is scarce at times. 



GEORGIA. 



Mr. E. J. Hartman, Orr, Gilmer County : 



The soil was well prepared and the seed sown broadcast about the end of May 

 and the field lightly harrowed. It gave two good cuttings of excellent quality. 

 This alfalfa has done wonderfully well on our soil. I have a fine stand now and 

 hope to get excellent crops next year. 



INDIANA. 



Miss Kate A. Drake, Elkhart, Elkhart County : 



A poor, sandy soil was plowed and harrowed. The seed was sown in the fall 

 of 1898, after a rain. It came up nicely and grew well. We had a very severe 

 winter, and some of it froze out, but a large part of it came on again in the 

 spring. This grew well, some of it reaching 18 inches in height. The severe 

 drought caused it to dry up, but did not kill it, as a part of it has come up this 

 fall (1899) and looks very promising. I hope it will be a success. I would like 

 to send you a report next summer after I see if it dries up again. I believe it 

 will be adapted to our soil and prove a valuable acquisition to the drought- 

 stricken iiarts of the country. 



Mr. M. F. Eastman, North Vernon, Jennings County : 

 A clay loam was well prepared and the seed sown broadcast in March, 1899. 

 The plat, 10 by 200 feet, has been cut three times this season, which has been 

 very dry. The yields were very heavy at each cutting, estimated at 2 tons per 

 acre. I believe it to be a paying crop if a catch can be secured, but, owing to its 

 slow growth, it is difficult to get a stand. 



KANSAS. 



Mr. A. Y. Bentley, Wallace, Wallace County : 



A good sandy loam that had been in cultivation for several years was used. 

 The seed was sown May 12, 1898, and we had rain on the 13th and 14th. I mowed 

 it when about 7 inches high and left it on the ground. The grasshoppers kept 

 it eaten down to the crown, but it came up again and is a good stand now. I 

 sowed several patches of common alfalfa in the spring and the grasshoppers took 

 them all just as they did the Turkestan, which is the only patch that survived. 



