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soil may be found. Generally a good soil for wheat is a good soil for 

 alfalfa. All alluvials are good; also muddy loams; dry, fertile lands 

 that may be irrigated are still better." 



We can see no reason why alfalfa should not do as well in any part 

 of Oregon as in California. It is a native of Switzerland, and does well 

 in our Sierra Nevada mountains as high up as Placerville, also in the 

 State of Nevada and Utah Territory. There is no doubt that it is the 

 most valuable grass for California that has ever been introduced. It is 

 the only grass that will grow through our dry Summers and produce 

 constant green feed without irrigation. We are assured by those who 

 have pastured sheep on it, that one acre of good land well seeded to 

 alfalfa, will keep forty sheep in good condition the year round; that 

 sheep kept on this grass produce a better quality of wool than those 

 which are pastured on the native grasses; the staple of the former being 

 uniform and of vigorous growth, while that of the latter has weak 

 places in it, in consequence of a check in its growth corresponding with 

 the check in the growth of the grass during the dry season. We are 

 glad to learn that many of our sheep men are preparing to seed portions 

 of their ranges this season with alfalfa. 



