222 ALFALFA FARMING IN AMERICA. 
it leaves the alfalfa a little thin on the ground after 
the clover has died out, but I have not tried it more 
than once or twice. 
Alsike Clover and Alfalfa-—These sow well to- 
gether and make wonderful forage either for soiling, 
feeding off for pasturage or for hay. It is best, of 
course, to call it an alsike field and treat it as though 
no alfalfa were sown in it, since the alfalfa is much 
more permanent than the alsike. Alsike, however, is 
in some soils more permanent than red clover and 
will sometimes last as long as four or five years. It 
does not cut more than one, or at most two, crops of 
hay in a year. Some of the loveliest pasturage the 
writer has ever seen has been a mixture of alsike 
clover, alfalfa and smooth brome grass. 
