274 STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 



The Experiment Station has issued several valuable publications on 

 the growing of alfalfa but a need has been felt during the past few years 

 of a more i-ecent publication on this subject. In order to learn with 

 what success alfalfa is being seeded and what methods are giving the 

 best results and to secure other data for such a bulletin, report blanks 

 as per copy below were sent to a large number of farmers, who in recent 

 years have corresponded with the College in regard to the growing of 

 alfalfa. 



MICHIGAN AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE 



DEPARTMENT OF FARM CHOPS 



ALFALFA REPORT 



The farmer receiving this blank is requested to answer the following questions in regard to his ex- 

 perience in growing alfalfa and return the same to the above address. The information received will 

 De of great value to the College in studying the conditions under which alfalfa is grown in Michigan and 

 the results of the investigation will be published in bulletin form. 



If exact data is not available please make as close approximation as possible. 



Name of farmer making this report Address. . . . 



County Distance and direction from town 



Is your alfalfa field clay, clay loam, sandy loam or sandy? 



What is the nature of the subsoil? 



Is the field level or rolling? 



Is I he soil porous so that natural drainage though the soil is good? 



At what depth do you find standing water? 



Is there any tile drainage in the field or is any needed? 



What is the condition to the field as to fertility? 



What crops have been grown on the field for 2 or 3 years previous to seeding alfalfa?. 



Was alfalfa ever seeded on the field before? 



Has the field been very weedy during the past few years? Did you plow in 



preparing to seed alfalfa, if so, when? Did you roll the field? 



How many times did you harrow or cultivate the field? 



Was the field quite solid and firm at the time of seeding or was it loose and soft like a cornfield usually 



is at time of planting? 



Was any manure applied? If so, state amount and kind and whether top dressed or plowed under 



Was any fertilizer used? If so, state kind and amount 



Was any lime used? If so, state kind, amount and method of application. 



Did you inoculate the soil? If so, how? 



Is the wild sweet clover common about roads and waste places? If so, how close to field? 



How many acres were seeded in this field? 



What was the approximate date of seeding? 19 



How was the seed applied and covered? 



How many pounds were seeded per acre? 



Where did you purchase the seed and was it northern grown? 



Did you inoculate the seed, if so, where did you get the nitro-culture and how many daj's after its 

 receipt before it was applied to the seed? 



Did you sow any other crop with the alfalfa as a nurse crop, if so, what, and how much seed per acre?. . 



When was the nurse crop cut? 



Was the alfalfa in good condition at this time and did it suffer from hot dry weather during the next 

 few days? 



Did the alfalfa come up and make a thick even stand? 



Wag the alfalfa of a healthy color and vigorous growth during the first season or was it yellowish with 

 small spots of darker green and more vigorous growth? 



