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tendency to produce bloat in cattle and sheep, and 

 it is not so easily destroyed, at least in Northern 

 areas, by grazing. In providing pasture, its higher 

 adaptation is in furnishing the same for cattle, swine 

 and horses. 



With ample moisture, even as far north as 

 Lansing, Michigan, three crops of hay may ordi- 

 narily be looked for. At the Michigan Experiment 

 Station, sand lucerne sown in 1897 yielded cured : 

 In 1898, at the rate of 6800 pounds per acre ; in 1899, 

 10,580 pounds; in 1900, 12,310 pounds; and in 

 1901, 13,839 pounds. The methods of cutting and 

 curing are the same as for other varieties of alfalfa. 

 (See page 170.) The quality of the hay is not 

 far different from that of common alfalfa. If there 

 is a difference, it would,, perhaps, be a little 

 against the sand lucerne, owing to the nature of 

 the land producing it. For soiling food, it may 

 be handled in the same way as common alfalfa. 

 (See page 166.) 



No further information would seem to be avail- 

 able with reference to the production of seed in the 

 United States than the statement that the efforts 

 to grow it in Michigan had not been altogether suc- 

 cessful. The question thus raised has an impor- 

 tant bearing on the future growth of the plant, as, 

 if seed is to be imported from Europe when sand 

 lucerne is to be sown, the expense of securing seed 

 is likely to militate against extending its growth. 

 It is probable, however, that this difficulty will be 

 overcome through the more perfect acclimation of 

 the plants in the North, or by growing seed from the 



