248 ALFALFA FARMING IN AMERICA. 



to leave the question with the dairyman, merely 

 pointing out to him that with corn and alfalfa he 

 needs buy no protein ; all that the old cow gives him 

 will be his and will come from his own soil. And 

 steadily, if he cares for the manure, will his farm im- 

 prove in fertility. 



The Labor Cost. — The labor cost of this farm will 

 not be very heavy, aside from the dairy work. Eorty 

 acres of alfalfa sod will be plowed each year for corn, 

 40 acres sown to alfalfa after potatoes ; the rest of 

 tillage work will be simple and easily managed. 

 Should more than 50 cows be kept more of the corn 

 will be made into silage, which may cause a need of 

 some dry grain not produced on the farm, mainly 

 for horse feeding, 



