168 ILLINOIS STATE DAIRYMEN'S ASSOCIATION. 



Member: Does 'alfalfa grow on sod? 



Prof. Fraser : You must have the grass killed out. Al- 

 falfa needs good rich soil to get started. 



Member: How about protecting alfalfa during the winter? 



Prof. Fraser: The first year only it is necessary; we have 

 no trouble afterwards. 



Member : Do you recommend top dressing for protection ? 



Prof. Fraser: If it is a young yield you are apt to get 

 some weeds in but it should have a stand of eight or ten inches 

 in the fall before it stops growing. That will protect it during 

 the winter. 



Member : Where is the best place to get seed ? 



Prof. Fraser: We use the non-irrigated. 



Member : Is seed from Nebraska better ? 



Prof. Fraser: No; get it as near home as possible. 



Member : Do you get a crop the same year you sow ? 



Prof. Fraser: No. 



Member: I got five-eighths of an acre started this fall on 

 my potato ground. The 15th of August it was about a foot 

 high, and I wonder if it will stand the winter. 



Prof. Fraser : You must not cut it, leave it. You must 

 arrange to cut so that it can grow eight to ten inches at least. 

 It is such an excellent crop all dairymen ought to learn how to 

 grow it. It is worth as much as bran. 



Member : Would your milk test as high ? 



