SUMMARY OF ALFALFA SOWING. 477 
often given good results, although I feel sure that 
more would do better. 
One must remember that lime is needed in both 
topsoil and subsoil. Apply half of it before plow- 
ing, the other half after plowing. Disk well to mix 
the lime through the soil. Apply lime at any time 
when the teams and men have leisure for the work. 
If it is done a little before time for sowing the 
seed, all the better. Do not forget that alfalfa roots 
ean gather nitrogen only in the limed area of the 
soil, so get lime mixed all through the soil as deeply 
as is convenient. Bear in mind that lime stays 
where it is put; it does not go down. For this work 
the deep disk plows, or tilling machines, are the 
best machines yet brought to the farmer. If these 
are not available, choose any disk or other plows 
that will run deeply. 
Of burned lime freely slaked, 2 tons to the acre 
usually give alfalfa. If it.can be well distributed 
and well mixed through the soil more may be safely 
used, especially in strong clays where plenty of or- 
ganic matter can be turned under. I have seen 6 
tons of burned lime used to the acre, with deep plow- 
ing and much manure, and splendid alfalfa resulted. 
This was at the Soldiers’ home at Knoxville, Tenn. 
Many can obtain burned lime more easily and eco- 
nomically than ground limestone. Let them use it. 
Good results will foilow. Yet in comparison I have 
seldom seen limedust fail to give stronger alfalfa 
than burned lime. 
Method of Distribution—There are now made 
