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Now. taking another class of reports, those showing the effect 

 of inoculation in soils where the same legume is commonly grown 

 and fairly satisfactory. From Los Angeles, California: 



"The 40 acres (in the Imperial country) which I had planted with alfalfa seed 

 inoculated according to your directions has a fine stand of alfalfa 4 to 8 inches 

 high in 10 weeks, and winter at that (February 6, 1905). It is almost a 

 perfect stand. On 25 acres right along side of this I only got about three- 

 fourths of a stand, and it was planted at the same time in the fall." 



From Fort Worth, Texas: 



"Sowed 1,000 pounds of seed on 50 acres. Obtained one-third more alfalfa hay 

 where inoculated; three-fourths ton per acre first cutting, one ton each from the 

 other two cuttings." 



In clover regions, too, results fully as striking have come to our 

 attention. From Lenox, Massachusetts: 



"A year ago you very kindly sent me a package of inoculating material for 

 red clover. I followed directions and planted the seed upon a plot of land on 

 my farm in Lenox, Mass., that had not been fertilized during 16 years. A 

 litmus test showed acidity which was corrected with 'lime ashes.' Upon adjoin- 

 ing field also limed, but sown with untreated red clover, I obtained a very 

 poor showing, while upon the field sown with red clover inoculated with your 

 bacteria I got a splendid growth." 



From Mortimer, Kentucky: 



"Last spring you sent us enough bacteria to inoculate about a bushel of 

 clover seed, and we have gotten fine results from it; the only clover that 

 lived out of 75 acres." 



From Hopkinsville, Kentucky: 



"I cut two acres of clover which had been inoculated and two which had not 

 been, and find that there is a differenec of about 500 pounds per acre in favor 

 of inoculated seed." 



From Flat Ridge, Virginia: 



"The clover is two or three times larger than portion of field not treated. 

 You can tell where inoculated as far as you can see the field." 



I might add that I personally inspected this particular clover field 

 and found the report literally true. A distinct line, visible a half- 

 mile off, marked where the inoculated seed had been used, although 

 it was sown on the upper parts of the field, more exposed to the 

 effects of washing and drought. The region is one where clover 

 is regularly used in rotation though it has not always yielded satis- 

 factorily. 



One report from a typical cowpea region in Georgia indicates a 

 parallel advantage from inoculation: 



"The growth has been rank, of rich dark color over the entire field that 

 was seeded. A difference in favor of the inoculated pea was quite noticable. 

 My neighbors and friends who have seen the field insist that the field is seeded 

 with a different kind of pea. I wish to express to you my satisfaction and grati- 

 fication with the experiment. I believe the work your are doing is of inesti- 



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