THE VIRTUES OF ALFALFA 



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All animals thrive exceedingly eating alfalfa either green 

 or dry. As the old Roman author put it, "It is good 

 for all manner of famished cattle whatever." Alfalfa 

 uses the whole of the soil, rooting deeply; it uses all 

 of the season since it is hardy and endures frost. It re- 



Young Alfalfa Plants Attacked by 

 Dodder. 



Mature Dodder Plant on an Alfalfa 

 Stem. 



quires sowing only once in several years. It enriches 

 soils more than any other clover. It has many vir- 

 tues and not one fault save that it will not grow r on im- 

 poverished soils nor on sour, cold or wet soils. These 

 very faults are made virtues because they cause men to 



