THIRTEENTH ANNUAL YEAR BOOK— PART XII 



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TABLE IX. 



Showing Number of Seedings Keported as Successful, Partially Successful and Failures 



in Various Counties of Iowa. 



County 



No. 



Fail- 

 ures 



County 



The mere fact that the majority of men who have seeded alfalfa in any- 

 particular county have failed or partially failed, should deter no one from 

 growing the crop, but rather should lead to greater care in giving the 

 crop every advantage. One man failed year after year to get a stand for 

 seven successive years. With the seventh seeding the field was inoculated, 

 and now for several years he has demonstrated that he can grow alfalfa 

 most successfully on all parts of his farm. The one thing lacking on 

 his soil was inoculation. 



Other men were successful after three or four failures had taught 

 them what to do. Some found that lime was needed to correct an acid 



