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fifteen pounds per acre. Alfalfa lives for many years when 

 once it gets a start. The plants are cut for hay when about 

 one-fifth of the heads are in blossom. As soon as cut new 



21. A COW-PEA PLANT 



Some varieties produce more vines than this one 

 By courtesy of the Indiana Experiment Station 



growth starts up and in a few weeks it can be cut again for 

 hay. Usually three or four crops can be cut from the same 

 field in a season. The hay is cured the same as clover, but 

 more care needs to be taken to save the leaves, as they drop 

 off easily as soon as dry. 



