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even then at work; and that Nos. 6 and 7 
would be fitted for alfalfa by the end of the 
week. He added that the seed ought to be sown 
as soon thereafter as possible and that a liberal 
dressing of commercial fertilizer should be sown 
before the seed was harrowed in. 
« I have ordered five tons of fertilizer,” I said, 
«and it ought to be here this week. Sow four 
bags to the acre.” 
«Four bags,—eight hundred pounds; that’s 
pretty expensive. Costs, I suppose, $35 to $40 a 
ton.” 
“No; $24.” 
«“ How’s that ?” 
«Friend at court; factory price; $120 for five 
tons; $5 freight, making in all $125. We must 
use at least eight hundred pounds this fall and 
five hundred in the spring. Alfalfa is an experi- 
ment, and we must give it a show.” 
« Never saw anything done with alfalfa in this 
region, but they never took no pains with it,” 
said Thompson. 
“I hope it will grow for us, for it is great 
forage if properly managed. The seed will be 
out this week, and you had best sow it on 
Monday, the 2d.” 
“ How are you going to seed the north forty ?” 
“Timothy, red top, and blue grass; heavy 
seeding, to get rid of the weeds. These lots will 
all be used as stock lots. Small ones, you think, 
but we will depend almost entirely upon soiling. 
