THE ORCHARD. 



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may remain for a number of years without plowing 

 down. The first growth can be made into hay, or 

 cut and fed green. All animals are fond of it. It is 

 advisable not to remove the after-growth. The 



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equivalent of whatever is removed from the soil 

 should be returned in farm manure, and spread over 

 the surface in winter. 



The advantages from using alfalfa in an orchard 

 are that the plants collect a large amount of free 



Alfalfa as a 

 Fertilizer. 



