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COLORADO. 



Mr. Adolph Froelich, Aroya, Cheyenne County: 



A sandy loam, broken last year, was plowed about six inches deep this spring. 

 The seed was sown broadcast May 9, 1899, when the ground was very dry, and 

 harrowed in. We had less than the usual amount of rain; in fact, the driest season 

 in eighteen years. The alfalfa began to bloom August 1, and I cut it with a scythe 

 and left it on the ground. It soon grew up again 18 inches high. I irrigated part 

 of it, first when sown and again the 8th of August. That irrigated made a fine 

 stand, but that not irrigated was a total failure, only 25 plants coming in a plat 150 

 by 10 feet. It held its own better after it came up than our common alfalfa would 

 have done; that is, where a good stand was first obtained by irrigation. 



GEORGIA. 



Mr. E. J. Hartman, Orr, Gilmer County: 



The soil was well prepared and the seed sown broadcast about the end of May and 

 lightly harrowed. The alfalfa gave two good cuttings of excellent quality. It has 

 done wonderfully well on our soil. I have a fine stand now, and I hope to get fine 

 crops next year. 



INDIANA. 



Miss Kate A. Drake, Elkhart, Elkhart County: 



A poor, sandy soil was plowed and dragged. The seed was sown in the fall of 1898 

 after a rain. It came up nicely and grew well. We had a very severe winter and 

 some of the alfalfa froze out, but a large part of it came on again in the spring. This 

 grew finely, some of it reaching 18 inches in height. The severe drought caused 

 it to dry up, but did not kill it, as part of it has come up this fall (1899) and looks 

 very fine. I would like to send you a report next summer, after I see if it dries up 

 again. I believe it would be adapted to our soil and be a valuable acquisition. 



Mr. M. F. Eastman, North Vernon, Jennings County: 



A clay loam was well prepared and the seed sown broadcast in March, 1899. The 

 plat, 10 l:)y 200 feet, has been cut three times this season, which has been a very dry 

 one. The yield was very heavy at each cutting, averaging at least 2 tons per acre. 

 I believe it to be a paying crop if a catch can be secured, but owing to its slow 

 growth it is hard to get a stand. 



KANSAS. 



Mr. A. Y. Bentley, Wallace, Wallace County: 



A good sandy loam that had been in cultivation for several years was used. The 

 seed was sown May 12, 1898, and we had rain on the 13th and 14th. I mowed 

 the field when the alfalfa was about 7 inches high and left it on the ground. The 

 grasshoppers kept the plants eaten down to the crown. It came up again and is a 

 good stand now. I sowed several patches of lucern in the spring and the grasshoppers 

 took them all, just as they did the Turkestan, which is the only patch that survived. 



Mr. Ben Brown, Natoma, Osborne County: 



A rich, light, prairie soil was plowed and harrowed twice. One pound of seed was 

 sown on an acre al)out May 27, 1898. A good stand was up by June 3. The plants 

 grew well until checked by drought in July and August, but were not seriously injured. 



