44 CL,OVER CUT/TURK,. 



7.000 feet, there is no other plant we know of that can take its place. 



We have often been asked what was our opinion relative to alfalfa for 

 the state of Nebraska. We have always replied that it would be valuable 

 for a large portion, if not for all the state. If a line were to be drawn 

 from Sioux City, Iowa, southwest, passing through Grand Island, in Hall 

 county, extending to the south line of the state, all lying west and north- 

 west of that line would, in our opinion, be benefitted by raising more or 

 less of this plant for forage. In the more eastern and southeastern 

 counties, the propriety of its general growth might, perhaps, be ques- 

 tioned; but even there, in small areas for special purposes, it might be 

 valuable. In many places farmers have made the mistake of sowing thfs 

 plant upon low ground, where it was but a short distance to water. It 

 should be grown where its roots would be obliged to go some distance for 

 water and where there is no impervious sub-soil. When grown with too 

 much moisture the plants turn yellow, having a feeble, sickly appear- 

 ance and usually die in one or two years. The same appearance is found 

 when the roots of the plant cannot penetrate shaly sub-soil. In summing 

 up this whole matter of alfalfa growing, we believe that no single plant 

 has been introduced in the western part of the United States that is of 

 such great utility and value as alfalfa. 



