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WASHINGTON. 



Mr. N. S. Dickinson, Clover, Okanogan County: 



The soil was black loam with a clay subsoil. The seed was sown May 15, 1898. 

 and irrigated the first season. The summer of 1899 I let it go to seed, but lost it 

 all on accoiint of heavy rains. I think it is a good variety for this climate. It 

 seems to be earlier than the kind commonly sown here and makes a finer quality 

 of hay. 



Mrs. M. A. Kuelin, Valley, Stevens County : 



A sandy soil was fertilized and irrigated, and the seed planted in drills about 

 June 10, so as to avoid frosts while the plants were young and tender. The field 

 was irrigated about every eight days. I have a very good stand of alfalfa, and 

 am satisfied this is a good section for growing it. There is no alfalfa grown in 

 this vicinity that I know of, and few people seem to know of its forage value. 

 My Turkestan alfalfa was not affected by drought or cold. I have great faith 

 in it as a food for all kinds of stock. 



WEST VIEGINIA. 



Mr. Ira C. Snider, Avon, Doddridge County : 



The land is a loose, well-drained, sandy loam. The seed was sown April 3, 

 1899. I believe the Turkestan alfalfa will prove quite successful in this country 

 for its hardiness, and its deep-rooting qualities will enable it to withstand the 

 drought well. 



WYOMING. 



Mr. Edwin M. Howard, Sarver, Bighorn County : 



I am growing the common variety and the Turkestan alfalfa, and am satisfied 

 the latter is the more siiccessful. I can see a difference in the bloom, and the 

 hay is of a finer quality. It starts two weeks sooner than the common alfalfa, 

 grows taller, and will produce more to the acre. 



Mr. J. M. Rowsier, Farrall, Crook County: 



The Turkestan alfalfa looks very much like the common variety, except that 

 the stems are more slender and taller and grow finer. The experiment has 

 proven that it is especially able to resist drought. 



THE RESULTS OF EXPERIMENTS WITH TURKESTAN ALFALFA BY THE 



STATE EXPERIMENT STATIONS. 



Seed of Turkestan alfalfa was sent to Experiment Stations in the 

 following States : 



Alabama, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut (Storrs Sta- 

 tion), Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentuckj', Louisiana, 

 Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, 

 Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York (Cornell 

 and Geneva Stations), Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, 

 Rhode Island, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Washington, and 

 Wyoming. 



Reports have been received from the Experiment Stations as 

 follows : 



