Swine Growers' Session. 91 



FURTHER DISCUSSION. 

 (Led by T. P. Russell, Pemiscot County. 



Q. What do you consider to be a stand? 



Mr. Russell — I sow 20 pounds of seed, and of course a great 

 deal of it dies out. We cut two tons the first cutting. We have 

 five different cuttings, and average one ton to the cutting. 



Q. What is the most successful time of seeding in your lo- 

 cality? 



Mr. Russell — We seed in the spring. We have sown in the 

 fall, but the fall sowing is more apt to die out. 



Q. Do you sow a nurse crop? 



Mr. Russell — No, never. 



Q. What kind of land have you? 



Mr. Russell — Most of our Pemiscot county land is dark, with 

 a sandy sub-soil. It is Mississippi bottom land. 



Q. Is alfalfa a successful crop on the prairie? 



Mr. Russell — Yes. 



Q. Do you raise alfalfa on gumbo land? 



Mr. Russell — Yes, we find it will succeed on gumbo. 



Q. Do you tile drain your soil? 



Mr. Russell — No, we have a sub-soil of sand which acts as tile 

 drainage. 



Q. Where do you get your seed? 



Mr. Russell — We buy it from the St. Louis Seed Company — it 

 is western seed. 



Q. Is the matter of curing a serious problem in your locality? 



Mr. Russell — We have quite a good deal of trouble on account 

 of excessive rains ; but this year we had no trouble at all in curing 

 our crop. 



Q. Compared with clover how is alfalfa to cure? 



Mr. Russell — Alfalfa is more easily cured than clover. 



Q. Have you had any trouble with water grass choking out 

 the alfalfa? 



Mr. Russell — Yes, a great deal. 



Q. Have you ever tried disking to keep out crab grass? 



Mr. Russell — No, but we are going to try it this spring. 



Q. Is there any definite height to which you let the young al- 

 falfa get before you begin to clip it? 



Mr. Russell — No, but we practice this rule ; we allow the young 

 shoots to appear for the next crop at the roots of the stalk before 



