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eight weeks before seeding and the lime appHed at that time. The in- 

 oculation should be done at sowing time. 



The experiment should be allowed to stand at least two years, as the 

 most marked effect of the treatment is to be expected the second year. 



Fig. 246. — Alfalfa in stack. A practical and economical way of preserving the crop 



REFERENCES 



The book of alfalfa. F. D. Coburn. Orange Judd Company, New York. 



Alfalfa in America. Joseph E. Wing. Sanders Publishing Company, 

 Chicago. 



Alfalfa. Farmers' Bulletin 339, United States Department of Agricul- 

 tiire, Washington, D. C. 



Inoculation and lime as factors in growing alfalfa. New York Agricul- 

 tiiral Experiment Station Bulletin 313, Geneva, N. Y. 



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