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A more exact idea will be given of relative adapta- 

 tion in various States in what is now submitted. In 

 California, Nevada, Utah, Colorado and New 

 Mexico, alfalfa is now grown chiefly by the aid of 

 irrigation, and all of these States have highest adap- 

 tation for its growth. In some parts of California 

 6 to lo tons of cured hay are obtained in one year, 

 with pasture in winter additional. In Utah, good 

 crops have been grown successively on the same land 

 for more than a quarter of a century. In Colorado 

 two cuttings are obtained the first season, and it is 

 said that there the plants are not easily destroyed. 

 It yields enormously in the irrigated valleys of New 

 Mexico and Arizona. 



In Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana and 

 Wyoming, it is grown with and without irrigation. 

 In large areas in all these States, excellent crops are , 

 and may be grown, but the season of growth being 

 shorter, not so many cuttings are obtained per year 

 as in the mountain States further south. In North- 

 em Idaho two cuttings may be obtained per year, 

 even on high, dry land. 



In North Dakota, especially westward, alfalfa gives 

 promise of successful growth. It will grow well 

 in much of South Dakota, especially on sandy soils 

 not too distant from water. In Minnesota it has 

 been grown successfully in Carver County since 

 1886. Good success is being obtained from growing 

 it in other parts of the State, even in some parts of 

 the Red River valley. In Western Iowa it is being 

 grown with much success, and in some portions of 

 Eastern Iowa. In Missouri, the two important cen- 



