72 ALFALFA FARMING IN AMERICA. 



adapted to that state. In later bulletins this mis- 

 taken idea has been corrected. Alfalfa is now grown 

 with much profit in many parts of Indiana and only 

 that many fields yet are waiting to be limed, drained 

 and enriched is all that prevents Indiana growing 

 at least a million tons each year. 



Alfalfa culture in Ohio came probably with the 

 efforts of the writer and his brothers, as detailed in 

 the introduction to this book. Pennsylvania pub- 

 lished a bulletin in 1904 detailing how to grow al- 

 falfa and since then much has been done in prelim- 

 inary work of experimentation and it is now known 

 that alfalfa will grow almost anywhere in that state 

 where the land is drained, limed and enriched. Mary- 

 land grew alfalfa during colonial times and a few 

 farmers kept it up in a small way till this day. To- 

 day alfalfa is grown in every county of the state and 

 with the new knowledge of the lime requirement for 

 alfalfa, its culture is now on a sure footing and the 

 crop is destined to be one of the most important in 

 the state. New Jersey, once in colonial days grow- 

 ing it well, has suffered a relapse yet there are many 

 men over the state succeeding with it, and when the 

 need of lime and drainage is understood, doubtless 

 New Jersey will also grow large areas of this beau- 

 tiful forage. Director Edward B. Voorhees of the 

 New Jersey experiment station has done notable 

 work in teaching the essentials of alfalfa culture 

 and especially in calling attention to the marvelous 

 power of alfalfa to enrich land when the crops are 

 fed and the manure applied. 



