SUMMARY OF ALFALFA SOWING. 491 
land is plowed, usually in August, with the Spalding 
deep tilling plows, running down probably 16” or 
more. At first we applied all of the lime after 
plowing. Later experience leads us to apply half 
DEEP PLOWING AND TURNING UNDER CORNSTALKS PREPARATORY 
TO ALFALFA SOWING—WOODLAND FARM. 
of it before plowing and half of it afterwards. We 
try always to have some manure on the land. We 
make a thorough seedbed and sow the seed in Sep- 
tember with no nurse-crop, inoculating thoroughly, 
