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Alfalfa in Kansas (Investigation) 11 



From Persia to Kansas 171 



Alfalfa Varieties, Breeding, Seed, and Inoculation 180 



Practical Drainage of Wet Lands 216 



Liming Soils in Kansas 224 



Alfalfa Soils; Their Preparation and Seeding 230 



Scientific Hay-making and Storage : 241 



A Day's Work in Haying 247 



Hay Sheds 251 



Combination Hay and FeedingSSheds 256 



A Hay-curing Barn 258 



Losses in Feeding Value and a Scheme to Prevent Them 259 



Alfalfa forlSilage 262 



A Dairy Farmer's Estimate of Alfalfa Silage '. 266 



Alfalfa Seed Production 267 



Alfalfa in Rows for Western Kansas 271 



Irrigation of Alfalfa 276 



AlfalfalMachinery 289 



A Wagon for Hauling Alfalfa Hay 331 



Weeds in Alfalfa 332 



Plant Diseases Affecting Alfalfa 339 



Mammals in Relation to Alfalfa 353 



Insects Injurious to Alfalfa 367 



Bees and Their Relation to Alfalfa 401 



The Feeding Constituents of Alfalfa 403 



Alfalfa as a Feed for Beef Cattle 410 



Alfalfa as a Feed for Dairy Cattle 415 



Alfalfa as a Feed for Sheep : 417 



Acute Bloating of the Rumen 419 



Alfalfa as a Feed for Hogs 423 



Alfalfa as a Horse and Mule Feed 428 



Alfalfa as a Poultry Feed 436 



Alfalfa as a Human Food 438 



The Alfalfa Milling Industry 439 



The Kansas City Hay Market '. 447 



Marketing Alfalfa Hay from the Buyer's Standpoint 454 



Marketing Alfalfa Hay from the Shipper's Standpoint 457 



Measuring Hay 461 



Alfalfa's Effect Upon the Soil 462 



Alfalfa's Place in Farm Management 469 



General Index 473 



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