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Since the heavy rains of September 8 to H the alfalfa has grown from 8 to 10 inches 

 high and is green now. It looks promising for further crops. I have 80 acres of com- 

 mon alfalfa which I cut 4 times each season, getting from 4 to 6 tons to the acre. This 

 does not give a full crop until the third or fourth year. If the Turkestan alfalfa beats 

 this it will do well. 



Mr. H. C. Hollo well, Barnes, Washington County: 



A dry, black loam was plowed early and harrowed. The seed was sown broad- 

 cast about May 20, 1898, and harrowed in. The growth was short, but it stood the 

 dry weather well. I think it better than our common alfalfa. 



Mr. C. H. Jackson, Kidderville, Hodgeman County: 



The seed was sown May 12, 1898. The alfalfa grew about 6 inches high by the 

 first frost. The dry weather tested it severely, but it w^ould green up now if we had 

 a little rain. This is the only variety of alfalfa that seems to offer a chance for suc- 

 cessful cultivation in this part of the State. 



Mr. Mads Olson, Mullinville, Kiowa County: 



The soil was second sod, in good condition. The seed was drilled in the last day 

 of May, 1898. It came up as pretty as anything I ever saw, and was nicely in bloom 

 when the grasshoppers came and destroyed it. 



Messrs. William B. Sutton & Sons, Russell, Russell County: 



A new piece of black loam was broken and finely cut up with a disk. The seed 

 was sown broadcast about INIay 1. The season was very dry, but we obtained a fine 

 stand 8 inches high. It withstood the drought well and is growing quite nicely. 

 This has been a poor season to test it; even 4-year old alfalfa made only one small 

 cutting. There was no rain in Jmie, July, or August. 



MONTANA. 



Messrs. W. W. Gamble & Sons, Choteau, Teton County: 



A gravelly loam on bench land was well plowed and harrowed. The seed was sown 

 broadcast May 19, 1898, with a hand seeder. No cultivation was given except irri- 

 gation. The alfalfa was in full bloom in July and ripened in August. The quality of 

 the product was good. This seems to be a better plant in its growth than the ordi- 

 nary alfalfa. The winter of 1898-99 seemed quite trying on alfalfa, with a tendency 

 to winterkill. In the spring of 1899 our ordinary alfalfa came up bunchy in appear- 

 ance, and although it recovered itself later in the season, the growth was irregular. 

 The Turkestan alfalfa, however, grew even and uniform throughout the season mider 

 precisely the same conditions. It is probably a better variety than the ordinary alfalfa 

 grown here. 



Mr. W. H. Heideman, Kalispell, Flathead County: 



The soil was very light, sandy, and open, varying to a black sandy loam. The land 

 was plowed thoroughly, harrowed, then rolled and harrowed again. The seed was 

 sown broadcast, then smoothed with a harrow and rolled again. The plants came up 

 May 18, and were in full bloom by July 28. The crop was cut with a mower along 

 with the weeds. So far as the experiment has gone it is very good. I think it has 

 done remarkably well for the first year. The weather has been very hot and dry, 

 with no rain since June, and the drought seemed to affect it but little. It was 14 

 mches high on July 28, 1898. The winter of 1898-99 was very severe, but none of 

 the alfalfa was winterkilled. The year 1899 was very dry in the fore part of the 



