CONTENTS. 



Introduction 3. 45 



History '.'„ 46_ 77 



Vabieties of Alfalfa 78- 83 



Habit of Growth 84- 96 



Seed Bearing Habit, The 97-100 



Getting a Stand of Alfalfa 101-106 



'Carbonate of Lime 107-149 



Manures and Humus In Soil 150-175 



Phosphorus foe Soils 176-188 



Potash as a Fertilizer 189-190 



Plowing the Soil 191-198 



Seeding and Cutting 199-222 



Inoculation and Nitrogen 223-236 



Alfalfa in Crop Rotation 237-248 



Yield op Alfalfa 249-253 



Disking and Cultivating 254-257 



Weeds and Grasses 258-265 



Alfalfa Diseases 266-267 



Seeding Grasses 268-276 



Growing by Irrigation 277-292 



Time of Cutting 293-298 



Harvesting Hay in the West 299-301 



Haying Tools 302-308 



Hay-Making in Rainy Countries 309-322 



Soiling and Pasture 323-335 



As A Pasture Plant 336-347 



Alfalfa in South America 348-353 



Alfalfa for the Silo 354-355 



Baling Alfalfa Hay 356-357 



Seeding Value of Hay 358-S62 



Chemical Composition 363-372 



Alfalfa for Horses 373-379 



Alfalfa for Cattle Feeding 380-385 



Alfalfa for Dairy Cows ,386-391 



Alfalfa for Sheep 392-395 



Hay for Sheep Feeding 396-401 



Alfalfa for Swine 402-414 



Alfalfa foe Poultry 415-416 



Making Alfalfa Meal 417-418 



Plowing Alfalfa Sod 419-423 



Animal Pests and Diseases 424-429 



Growing Alfalfa Seed 430-465 



Barns and Sheds foe Stoking Hay 466-469 



Alfalfa in Texas 470-472 



Alfalfa in Hawaii 473 



Alfalfa in Algeria 474 



Vitality of Seed 475 



Summary of Alfalfa Sowing 476-523 



