1974 



The Cornell Reading Courses 



Time of seeding 



There are three general times of seeding, early spring (April), late 

 spring (June), and midsummer (August). When the soil is suitable, 

 midsummer seeding is probably preferred by the majority of growers, 

 as it not only enables them to secure some other crop from the land the 

 same year, but does away with the necessity of clipping in order to keep 

 down weeds and wdth general care of the crop for the first year. The 



Fig. 150. — Showing advantage of midsummer sowing, as compared with early fall 

 solving. Beginning at the left of the picture, the seed was sown August ig, September 

 75, and October i, respectively. All were dug up April ij of the following spring. 

 {At Nebraska Agricultural Experiment Station) 



commonest cause of failure in spring-sown alfalfa is weeds; but these 

 seldom give trouble in midsummer seeding, as the summer w^eed crop 

 has practically been destroyed by that time. Midsummer seeding should 

 be from July 25 to August 10, and never later than August 15. The 

 soil should be in good preparation and thoroughly packed, as alfalfa, 

 will Tiot; "winter well in a, loose seed-becJ. 



