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It seems, however, to have a somewhat smaller leaf and thinner stem, which 

 would indicate a somewhat higher feeding value. During the winter of 1898-99, 

 which was a very severe one in this region, the Turkestan alfalfa suffered abso- 

 lutely no loss from winter-killing, while the ordinary alfalfa killed out to some 

 extent. — T. L. Lyons, Acting Director. 



NEW JERSEY. 



state Experiment Station, Neic Brunswick. 



The Turkestan alfalfa sent to us by the Department of Agriculture was given 

 a trial on a plat of ground containing one-fifth of an acre. The soil was a me- 

 dium clay loam, well drained. The seed was sown May 14, 1898, at the rate of 

 thirty pounds per acre, and a good stand was secured. The yield the first season 



(1898) was at the rate of 7.5 tons per acre from two cuttings. The second season 



(1899) four cuttings yielded at the rate of 9.42 tons per acre. Four-fifths of an 

 acre of the variety which is commonly grown was sown at the same time as the 

 Turkestan and yielded the first season (1898) at the rate of 8 tons per acre from 

 two cuttings, and the second season at the rate of 20.2 tons per acre from four 

 cuttings, and was much more vigorous than the Turkestan variety. The results 

 indicate that the common variety is superior to the Turkestan for this locality. — 

 C. B. Lane, Assistant in Dairy Husbandry. 



NEW MEXICO. 



State Experiment Station, Mesilla Park. 



On the 13th of April, 1898, six pounds of Turkestan alfalfa seed were sown 

 broadcast on one-fourth of an acre. The seed was covered with an ordinary 

 tooth-harrow, and on the same day it was irrigated to produce germination. 

 By the 4th of May the alfalfa was growing quite well, but the ground had baked 

 and cracked considerably ; and in order to help the weaker plants break through 

 the crust, another irrigation was given on this date. Nothwithstanding the fact 

 that the seed had been sown late in the season, the germination was good and 

 uniform. The first crop was cut June 13, when the alfalfa was about a foot 

 high but was not yet in bloom. On the 17th, four days after cutting, it was 

 irrigated to start the new growth. On July 21 the second crop was cut, but 

 owing to the lack of water to irrigate with and the drought, the alfalfa made a 

 short crop. During the rest of the season the alfalfa made a very short growth, 

 as the drought continued and there was no water for irrigation. The Tiirkestan 

 alfalfa, under similar conditions, will grow as well and yield as much as our 

 common alfalfa {Medicago sativa) in this region. There seems to be no material 

 difference between the two varieties in their drought-resisting qualities. — Fabian 

 Garcia, Assistant AgricuUurist. 



NEW YORK. 



Cornell Experiment Station, Ithaca. 



The Turkestan alfalfa seed, which was received by the Cornell University Ex- 

 periment Station, was planted on a gravelly loam soil in May, 1898. The soil 

 was one especially subject to effect of droughts, and no fertilizer has been ap- 

 plied for the past five years. The alfalfa seed germinated quickly, and the plants 

 made good growth. Three cuttings were made in 1898. During the winter of 

 1898-99 a portion of the alfalfa was killed by the ice which formed over it. Seed 

 was sown upon the patches killed out, and a good growth was secured during 

 the season of 1899. We cut the alfalfa four or five times during the season. 

 From what I have seen of it, I should say that for our soil it is not as valuable 

 as our common alfalfa or lucern. — L. A. Clinton, Assistant Agriculturist.. 



OHIO. 



State Expe7'iment Station, Wooster. 



"We sowed the Turkestan alfalfa seed April 29 on a piece of land previously 

 well prepared. The soil would be designated as clay loam, with a subsoil 

 definitely clay. This alfalfa made a fair stand, but by the first of July had 

 nearly all died out or disappeared. This has been the common experience with 

 alfalfa here. It does not seem to be adapted to the soil, I think, for the reason 

 that it is rather too tenacious in its make up. It has been our greatest difficulty 

 to secure a stand of alfalfa, but when we get it started it does well and holds 

 well in the ground. — J. Fremont Hickman, Agricidturist. 



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