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FIG. 120. The first cutting of alfalfa is the most difficult to cure and may be hauled in 

 the green condition to the barn for feeding immediately; or it may be put in a silo. 



FIG. 121. Alfalfa in Virginia, first cutting 6,390 P9unds cured hay per acre, second cutting 

 1,466 pounds. Two other cuttings to follow in the same season. (U. S. D. A.) 



FIG. 122. Making the fourth cutting of alfalfa, the five acres averaged five and one-half 

 tons per acre for the season. (U. S. D. A.) 



