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9. The method of seeding attended with least risk is sowing 

 alone in late summer after most careful preparatory tillage. 



10. Inoculation of the seed is desirable when the crop is 

 sown upon new land, and cultures used in accordance with 

 directions are to be preferred to the use of soil in most cases. 



11. In the co-operative experiments reported there is a large 

 proportion of failures, but these appear to have been due to 

 preventable causes, and t^e results are on the whole encour- 

 aging. 



12. The crop should be cured with little exposure to direct 

 sunshine and little handling to avoid loss of leaves. 



13. It is a mistake to sow alfalfa in fields infested with 

 witch grass. 



14. The growth of weeds, grasses and clovers can be largely 

 prevented by harrowing after the first or second cutting of 

 any season when they are first present in noticeable propor- 

 tion. 



15. Annual top-dressing with slag meal and potash will in 

 most cases be desirable. 



