What Alfalfa Needs Most Lime 



Use Lime on Sour Soils to Prevent Failure 



^T^HEN a man fails with alfalfa it is but natural for him to re- 

 fll lieve himself of all blame. It is human nature for him to say: 

 "Alfalfa is not adapted round here. It doesn't catch. It 

 doesn't produce. Lots of money is wasted on alfalfa. It has failed 

 with me and I am through with it for good." 



Yet for every alfalfa failure there is a reason. Depend upon it, 

 if you fail to give alfalfa a square deal it will balk. If you don't 

 know what alfalfa requires for a square deal you would better not 

 try to grow it until you have found out. If it costs too much to 

 give alfalfa a square deal, and if it does not repay you for your effort, 

 leave it out of your crop schedule. 



Fig. 17. Mr. Jas. B. Cheesman. 

 First President of the Alfalfa Order. 



True, there is lots of money wasted on alfalfa. It is the easiest 

 thing in the world to have an alfalfa failure. It is being done every 

 year, and thousands of dollars are thrown away annually in trying 

 to grow alfalfa. Who is to blame? Is it the alfalfa or is it the man? 



See that your Soil Conditions are Right 



Alfalfa growing is like most ventures: It is the man behind the 

 gun who hits the mark not the gun alone. And if you don't be- 

 ieve in inoculation; if you don't believe in testing your soil for sour- 



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