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a yield of one to one and one-fourth tons per acre per 

 cutting, of dry hay, which is preserved in stacks. 

 After being well started it is very enduring and can be 

 successfully pastured. It is not affedled by the climatic 

 changes usual elsewhere and grows continuously except 

 during December and January, the weather being too 

 cool at this time. Root-rot causes some, but not 

 serious, loss." 



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Prof. R. ly. Bennett, diredlor of the experiment 

 station at Fayetteville, says alfalfa has been sufficiently 

 tried to prove that it will succeed under proper condi- 

 tions. " The many failures are due to unsuitable soil 

 and improper preparation. With a reasonably fertile, 

 well-drained surface and subsoil, and a well-prepared 

 seed-bed on soil that has grown a crop of cow-peas the 

 season previous, there is a reasonable chance for success. 

 If the soil is extra fertile, sow broadcast; if not so fertile, 

 plant in eighteen-inch rows with drills, in early fall; 

 use twenty pounds of seed per acre in drills and more 

 when broadcasted. If the land is inclined to be foul, 

 cultivate to encourage alfalfa, and discourage weeds and 

 grass when planted in drills. Cut when in good bloom. 

 The number of cuttings and yield depend upon the 

 fertility. The method of curing is the same as with 

 red clover and cow-peas. If rains prevail at the time 

 of cutting, the hay is stored in open frames to cure. 

 Once established on good soil and properly cared for it 

 is permanent, but it has not been thoroughly tested in 

 this state as to its endurance for grazing. Alfalfa 

 resists drouth and is but little affedled by extreme wet 

 weather, provided, of course, the subsoil drains rapidly. 



