226 THE BOOK OF ALFALFA 



"Don't SOW any nurse crop. 



"Don't SOW on freshly plowed land, no matter how care- 

 fully prepared. 



"Don't let weeds or grass grow over six inches high with- 

 out clipping. 



"Don't clip or mow when wet with rain or dew. 



"Don't let alfalfa stand ; if turning yellow, cut it. 



"Don't sow old seed. 



"Don't sow less than twenty pounds per acre, one-half 

 each way. 



"Don't sow twenty-five acres at first ; sow five. 



"Don't pasture it. 



"Don't put any of the rotten manure anywhere but on 

 your alfalfa plot. 



"Don't depend upon 'culture cakes' or soil from some 

 distant field. 



"Don't let any water stand on it. 



"Don't let it go if a thin stand, but disk in more seed; 

 don't be afraid you will kill it. 



"Don't replow the land, disk it. 



"Don't wait for it to stool ; it never does. 



"Don't try to cut for hay until the alfalfa takes the field. 



"Don't sow on any land not well underdrained. 



"Don't leave your land rough ; use a roller or a plank float 

 to level and smooth it. 



"Don't give up." 



