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Mr. T. A. Coleman, San Antonio, Bexar County : 

 The Turkestan alfalfa grows luxuriantly here and makes fine hay. 



Mr. Wm. Fancher, Taopi, Fisher County : 



A dark, sandy loam, with clay subsoil and containing some alkali, was used. 

 The seed was sown October 15; 1899, in very dry weather, but it came up well 

 and produced a good stand by November 1 . Thus far the Turkestan alfalfa has 

 done well in this section. I think it will stand the drought well. 



Mr. B. H. A. Groth, Selma, Bexar County : 



A loam with plenty of lime in the soil was used. The soil in this section does 

 not need drainage, from the fact that for the most part there is nothing to drain, 

 and when there is, the subsoil, a sandy loam, will take it up. The seed was 

 sown April 8, 1899. Last season we suffered from a severe drought. From the 

 1st of July to the 1st of November there was no rain, and from the middle of 

 July to the last of August the weather was extremely hot. I can as yet answer 

 only to the hardinesss of the Turkestan alfalfa. It is green now (January 2, 

 1900), and we have had some ice on water in vessels. I believe the Turkestan 

 alfalfa will withstand our dry climate and furnish us a good forage plant. 



Mr. J. Q. Hanna, Olga, Nolan County : 



The 1898 sowing on what we call black land was a complete failure. The 

 1899 sowing is showing well on the sandy land. That it is now standing leads 

 me to be very hopeful. I do not know whether the seed will mature here with 

 out irrigation ; the common alfalfa will not. I have faith that the Turkestan 

 alfalfa will prove a success here. If so, its value can not be overestimated. It 

 will be worth millions to the stockmen of Western Texas. 



Mr. George Hoeffert, Schulenburg, Fayette County : 

 A heavy, black soil was used. The seed was planted about the middle of 

 March, at the same time as some California alfalfa. The Turkestan variety 

 came up sooner and produced a better stand on the same soil. It seems to be 

 earlier, hardier, more drought-resisting, and more valuable than the California 

 alfalfa. 



Mr. S. R. Jeffery, Graham, Young County : 



A sandy loam was used. I planted the Turkestan alfalfa in drills in the fall 

 of 1898. It came up perfectly, but a very severe winter followed and killed out 

 the greater part of it. In the spring it came rather late and very thin. I did 

 not cut the plants nor allow them to be grazed. They grew to be two and one-half 

 feet high and seeded. We had the driest and hottest summer for years, but the 

 stems of the Turkestan alfalfa kept green through it all, and when our fall rains 

 came numerous shoots came up all around the old plant. It is now, December 

 28, from eight to twelve inches high, looking very green and fresh. I think it 

 will be a great plant for this section of the State. 



Mr. Geo. Loeloff, Hellemans, Bexar County : 



A dry, black soil mixed with clay was used. The seed was sovra, October 1, 

 1899, so that the plants could be compared with Colorado seed. The leaves are 

 similar but somewhat broader in the Turkestan variety. On examination of the 

 seedlings of both varieties thirty days after sowing, when three inches high, the 

 Turkestan alfalfa appeared more robust, more leafy, stronger and deeper rooted 

 than the Colorado alfalfa. Further comparison at a later date, December 33, 

 showed these differences to be even more pronounced, 



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