70 AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION. [Jan. 



LUZERNE. 

 (Alfalfa; Medicago sativa.) 



[Collected, when just beginning to bloom, from Plats of the Station, July 2, 1884.} 



The green material contained 77 parts of moisture and 23 

 parts of vegetable matter. The sample for analysis was 

 taken from the first growth, when in blossom. The com- 

 position of the Luzerne hay compares favorably with that of 

 a first-class hay of red clover in blossom. The past winter 

 has tested severely the adaptation of this valuable fodder 

 plant to our climate. The plant is noted for its resistance to 

 drought, wherever its extensive root system freely develops. 



