HISTORY, val 
could possibly replace this rich, beautiful and won- 
derfully useful plant. 
From Colorado alfalfa came naturally into Kan- 
sas, beginning to be an important factor there about 
the year 1894, At first it was grown only along the 
Arkansas river, and in the dryer parts of the state. 
Gradually it overspread nearly all of Kansas, being 
of most importance on the richer, dryer, sweeter 
soils. Nebraska followed Kansas in taking up alfal- 
fa growing. Along the Platte River it established 
itself strongly and in the western part of the state, 
while gradually, surely its roots penetrated nearly 
every part of the state. East of the Missouri River 
alfalfa made slow progress. Iowa grew a little, Mis- 
souri on her alluvial soils along the Missouri 
and Mississippi rivers planted fields and gradually 
the growth extended. Illinois undertook alfalfa cul- 
ture in 1898 or earlier, but as yet the industry there 
is hardly more than in its experimental stage, some 
men having made notable success, but many having 
failed. Wisconsin grows much alfalfa, having soils 
well drained and rich in lime. Minnesota began its 
culture in 1857 when Wendelin Grimm came from 
the little village of Kulsheim, Germany, bringing 
with him a little bag of alfalfa seed from his old 
home in the Grand Duchy of Baden. This was the 
‘‘ewiger klee’’ or everlasting clover of Grimm, and 
from that day to this in Carver Co., Minnesota, al- 
falfa has been grown. Indiana attempted alfalfa 
culture and the experiment station published a bul- 
letin charging that alfalfa was not particularly 
