TABLE OF CONTENTS 



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Introdudlory vii 



History i 



Description 2 



Varieties 4 



I<ength of lyife and Habits of Growth ... 6 

 Climate and Soil Best Adapted to Alfalfa , .16 

 Seed-bed: Its Preparation: Time and Method of 



Seeding . ... 20 



Treatment and Use 31 



Harvesting, and Yields 34 



Feeding Value 40 



Alfalfa in Rotation 70 



Turkestan Alfalfa — A New Hardy Variety . . 73 

 Alfalfa Culture and Insedl Life ..... 77 



Disking and Harrowing 88 



Enemies and Friends of Alfalfa 92 



Alfalfa in the Different States 102 



General Index . r 163 



