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teenth; Iowa, twentieth; Kentucky, twenty-first; Illinois, 

 twenty-second; Wisconsin, twenty-third; Indiana, twenty- 

 fourth, and Michigan, twenty-ninth. 



Comparison of corn and alfalfa roots, showing why alfalfa is a 

 drought resister. 



3. Alfalfa as Forage for Stock 



Alfalfa is the most valuable forage crop known for 

 the feeding of most kinds of farm animals. Like 

 clover, it contains a high degree of that most important ele- 

 ment of food, protein, which goes to make both bone and 

 muscle. With such forage as timothy, corn, stover, or straw 



