294 THE BOOK OF ALFALFA 



probably be reported. The following summary will be 

 helpful. 



1. Alfalfa is a great and valuable crop for Okla- 

 homa, where there are as good alfalfa soils as are found 

 in the world and as good yields are produced as any- 

 where. 



2. The acreage of alfalfa should be greatly increased 

 in Oklahoma. There are but few farms here that do not 

 contain a few acres at least that will grow the crop 

 profitably. 



3. Select the best soil on the farm for the first trial, 

 and try only a few acres at first. 



4. Decide a year or two in advance of seeding time 

 what field is to be seeded to alfalfa, and follow the best 

 methods of cropping and preparation known. 



5. Buy only the very best seed. Get a sample and 

 test it before buying and purchase your seed a year 

 before you expect to sow it unless you are sure you can 

 get good seed just when you want it. 



6. Twenty pounds of good seed to the acre is plenty 

 and as low as twelve pounds is all that is used by many. 



7. Seed either with the drill or by broadcasting. 

 Conditions must be right for either to succeed. 



8. Fall seeding and spring seeding are both followed 

 in Oklahoma with good success. If the conditions are 

 not right at seeding time, or turn out unfavorable after 

 seeding, or while the plants are small, either may fail. 



9. As a rule fall seeding is preferable in Oklahoma, 

 particularly on the less adapted soils. 



10. Take due care in harvesting the hay that half its 

 value is not lost at that time. 



