PKKMISSIHI.E lUKlUATION CIIAKUt^^ 



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ALFALFA 



Costs of Production. 



The iippor San .l«tiH|iiiii \ alU'V counties nw likely nlwnys to have a 

 Inrjro area in alfalfa, at least as lonp as irriuatinn wator is available at a 

 "perniis-sible'* I'ost. It is of ('«»urs«' jwimarily a dairy crop, yet it is 

 also prnwn for market hay and is a basic crop in field crop rotation. 

 For the latter, its us»« in cotton rotation is one of the best present 

 examples. The l!>29 crop survey gave the alfalfa acrea{?e for the entire 



TABLt 2M 



COST PFR tlTTINt. ASP VVH A( Rl « >r PHOtM ( INC AM) IIARV1STIN(. AIJ AI.FA. 



FXCXL'SIVF OF INTlRIsr .VM> IRRICA I lt)N WAThR. AS I STIM \TI D 



FROM KXPIRIKNCE AND GENERAL DATA AVAH-ABLl 



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 wmi IRRir.ATIOS WATER SUPPLY 



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