158 ALFALFA. 
seeded at the same time and separated only by a wire fence, 
and the alfalfa all kill out on one side of the fence and not on 
the other. This alfalfa was brought here some forty years 
ago and is said to have come from Norway. In 1894 we 
planted 11% bushels of ‘‘everlasting”’ alfalfa on about seven 
or eight acres and have had no more trouble with winter 
killing. We have cut three crops annually except when we 
left the second crop for seed and have always pastured in the 
fall. 
“T think a good stand can besecured with lessseed when 
planted alone thanany other way, yet have got good stands 
in grain. I consider 12 pounds per acre heavy seeding. The 
seed is much smaller than common alfalfa. Make a good 
seed bed and seed in April and harrow the seed in lightly. 
Cut two or three times the first year. It does well on all 
soils except meadow land and wet places. The alfalfa fields 
cut three good crops of hay eachseason; even during ourdry 
years wecut three good crops when other hay hardly cut one. 
“T think it cuts about four tons per acre. This variety of 
alfalfa cures much quicker than red clover. During a dry 
season it can be cut and put in the barn the next day. The 
past season, it needed to be left inshocks a few days. In 
shocks it turns rain well if put up before it is too dry. 
‘‘Some years, it seeds very heavy, while other vears there 
is none all. I think it will average about three bushels per 
acre. Last year (1901) the seed crop was ruined by the ex- 
treme heat and this year (1902) by too much rain. 
‘‘We find there is a ready market for the hay. If aman 
feeds one load he will be sure to want more. One party 
drove ten miles to our place and purchased fifteen tons when 
he could have purchased common hay right at home. 
‘‘We now have seventy acres of ‘everlasting clover’’ and 
expect to seed about thirty acres in the spring.”’ 
Very truly yours, 
A.B. LNNIAN: 
Grand Rapids, Itasca Co. 
“Our test of alfalfa last year resulted in winter killing of 
