A Short Treatise on Alfalfa 1703 



poorest piece of land I have ever seen, proving positively that 

 alfalfa can be grown on any farm. However, I prefer good heavy 

 land, thoronghly tile drained. 



In Jnne, I put alfalfa from 25 acres in the silo and am feeding 

 80 cows the finest silage I have ever seen, and they are giving 

 twenty cans of milk. Most of these cows have been milking all 

 winter and 27 of them are two-year-olds. 



We are feeding peas and oats, alfalfa silage and hay, together 

 with 200 ponnds dried grains, 100 pounds of meal and 100 

 pounds of the best middlings daily. This produces milk at a very 

 small price per quart so far as purchased feed is concerned. I 

 have 45 acres of the legume now and hope to sow 25 acres more 

 next month. 



The Department of Agriculture is bending every energy to 

 encourage farmers to grow alfalfa, and I wish to urge every New 

 York State farmer to aid in, placing the Empire State first in the 

 production of this crop as it is first in five or six other farm 

 products. 



