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see a patch of alfalfa on every farm. Would not start it on a large 

 scale at first — but would experiment with it a little. If your farm 

 produces crab grass in abundance, I would say by all means prepare a 

 field for your alfalfa. And to most of you I would say plant it in August 

 so to avoid the crab grass and foxtail. I have seen it tried in the spring 

 again and again without success. In the Missouri river bottoms, 

 during that terrible year of drought, it was a pleasure to pass by those 

 green fields of alfalfa. The drought did not affect the alfalfa at all. 

 So I would say to you gentlemen, if you want to raise hay in any form, 

 go to work and study up on this alfalfa question. Be sure and get good 

 seed ; prepare your ground thoroughly and sow your seed about the 

 last of August, and I believe that none of you will regret having done 

 it. 



Dr. Waters : I dare say there is no point about which we have 

 so many theories as alfalfa; and about the only way for you to learn 

 how to grow alfalfa is to grow it. Start it on a small scale, of course, 

 but grow it. It is being grown successfully in nearly every county in 

 Missouri in a small way. You cannot hope to succeed as well from the 

 outset as did Governor Colman ; but by following some suggestions which 

 Mr. Wing has given you, and particularly avoiding sowing in the 

 spring, and by preparing the ground thoroughly, you should be able 

 to get a good crop. I would not plant alfalfa seed later than Sep- 

 tember 1st. 



Mr. : Do you think rain will hurt the alfalfa? We 



had a heavy rain this fall when I sowed my alfalfa seed. Do you 

 think I should sow it again next spring? 



Governor Colman : No, I would never sow it in the spring ; sow in 

 July or August. 



Mr. : Do you use a blue-grass seeder? 



Governor Colman : It does not matter. A grass seeder attached to 

 a grain drill is what I use. 



THE DRESSED BEEF DEMONSTRATION. 



(E. B. Forbes, Assistant Professor Animal Husbandry.) 



The people of the United States spend annually about $1,526,000,- 

 000.00 for meat, and as an average result of a large number of dietary 

 studies conducted by our government, we determine that this represents 

 37.2 per cent of our entire expenditure for food. In the light of these 

 facts, it is astonishing that we know so little about meat, and it is with 



