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CURRIE BROTHERS COMPANY, MLWAIKEE, WIS. 



Cutting and 



Stacking Alfalfa 



in Wisconsin. 



deep, early plowing:, followed by frequent rolling and harrow 

 possible. Two additional soil conditions are essential for a s 

 thoroughly non-acid and sweet, and second, it should be impreg 

 the wise farmer 'will spread lime, marl or land plaster over hi 

 Clover field, or the inoculation of his seed with a commercial cu 

 sowing, will cause the growth of bacteria nodules upon the roo 

 making use of the free nitrogen of the air, without which the 

 sticky clay land where water stands a short distance below th 

 derful — three cuttings a year being the regular thing, averagi 

 continue to give 10 tons to the acre, for 10 to 15 years. As a la 

 under ground, bring up lots of buried mineral fertilizer, while, 1 

 farmer should be without it. 



CURRIE'S ALFALFA 

 (Lucerne) 



MEDICAGO SATIVA. 

 STRICTLY CHOICE DOMESTIC. 



Alfalfa has long been in many states and 

 is fast becoming in this state a crop of in- 

 estimable value. Its chief merit lies in the 

 fact that it may be cut 3 or 4 times a sea- 

 son, each cutting bringing enormous yields 

 of sweet and nutritious forage which is 

 much relished by all kinds of stock. Care 

 should be taken when cattle are first 

 turned in not to allow them to overfeed, 

 as it is liable to cause bloating. It is an 

 excellent soiling crop and makes the best 

 hay when properly treated, being in itself 

 the nearest approach of any farm product to a perfect 

 ration. In hay making it should be put in cocks instead 

 of windrows, which will tend to prevent the shattering 

 of the leaves. The Seed should be sown broadcast at 

 the rate of 20 to 30 pounds per acre, and seeding may 

 take place from about the middle of April, or earlier, 

 should the ground be in good condition, until late in 

 August or September, 'without a nurse or cover crop. 

 The soil must be deep, rich and 'well-drained, and the 

 seed-bed well prepared. The greater the effort and care 

 taken in the latter respect the more certain the proba- 

 bility of a successful catch. The soil should receive a 

 ing until the surface is in as perfect a condition for seeding as 

 uccessful catch and an abundant crop; first, the soil should be 

 nated -with nitrogen gathering bacteria. To secure the former, 

 s field; as to the other, the soil from an old Alfalfa or Sweet 

 lture such as "Nitragin" (see next page), immediately before 

 ts of the young plants with a consequent power of fixing and 

 y will not thrive. The seed should never be sown on heavy, 

 e surface. A large crop once established, the results are won- 

 ng 10 tons green fodder to the acre. Not only this, but it will 

 nd enricher it is unsurpassed. The long roots, 10 to 15 feet 

 ike all the Clover family, it is a great nitrogen gatherer. No 



Genuine Montana Grown Seed — Recleaned. The stocks we carry were grown in the non-irrigated districts. Because of the 

 particularly rigorous climatic conditions of Montana, strains of Alfalfa produced in that state are considered better able to 

 withstand the severe winters and' trving conditions of other northern states. Per lb. 25c (by mail 35c); 10 lbs. $2.25; per 

 bushel (60 lbs.) $12.00; per 100 lbs. $19.50. 



Northern Grown Seed — Recleaned. Suited to conditions of practically all northern sections 

 $2.15; per bushel (60 lbs.) $11.40; per 100 lbs. $18.50. 



Middle Western Seed — Recleaned. For latitude of Southern Wisconsin and southward, 

 per bushel (60 lbs.) $9.85; per 100 lbs. $16.00. 



Per lb. 23c (by mail 33c); 10 lbs. 

 Per lb. 20c (by mail 30c) 10 lbs. $1.85; 



TURKESTAN ALFALFA. 



MEDICAGO SATIVA VAR, TIRKESTANICA. 



The climate of Turkestan is not unlike that of our own country. The summers in some sections are very hot and long, 

 and in many places the evaporation exceeds the rainfall. The inhabitants are mainly employed raising cattle, and here it is 

 this Alfalfa grows and flourishes. 



Parallel experiments in growing Turkestan and common Alfalfa under widely different conditions, have shown that in 

 semi-arid sections the Turkestan is greatly superior to the common in the crop it yields, and that it is able to grow satisfac- 

 torily with a minimum supply of water. It has a very large root system, and its leaves are covered with thick down. The 

 former enables the plant to imbibe the moisture from the deeper layers of the soil, and the latter prevents its too rapid 

 exhalation. Excellent crops of it have been raised on strongly alkaline soils. 1 lb. 20c (by mail, 1 lb. 30c); 10 lbs. $1.65; 25 lbs. 

 $4.00; 100 lbs. $15.00. 



SAND LUCERNE— medicago >iedia. 



This is one of the most valuable Clovers, especially so in sandy sections, but, unfortunately, not sufficiently appreciated in 

 this country. The directors of the Michigan Experiment Station report 5 tons of cured hay of Sand Lucerne to the acre on a 

 sandy knoll, and say it is one of the best hay crops in use on the Experiment Station farm. It is specially adapted to sandy 

 land. Per lb. 30c (by mail 40c); 10 lbs. $2.65; 25 lbs. $6.50; bushel (60 lbs.) $15.50; 100 lbs. $25.00. 



BOKHARA OR SWEET CLOVER-melilotts alba. 



An exceedingly well-known Clover whose real value has until quite recently not been properly appreciated. For many 

 years it was considered valuable only for the excellent honey which it yielded, its importance as a soil builder and inoculator 

 for Alfalfa, as a green forage and hay crop and as a pasture plant, and its adaptibility to generally unfavorable soils and 

 conditions not then being recognized. Now, however, large acreages in some sections are devoted to this crop, and its true 

 value is better known. Stock do not take to it readily at first, but soon learn to like it and thereafter eat it greedily. Sow 

 10 to 25 lbs. per acre. 



Hulled Seed — Per lb. 30c (by mail, 1 lb. 40c); per bushel (60 lbs.) $15.25; per 100 lbs. $25.00. 



Unkulled Seed— Per lb. 20c (by mail 30c); 60 lbs. $11.00; 100 lbs. $1S.00. 



All Seeds Offered on this Page Subject to Market Fluctuations. 

 Tyvo Bushel Seamless Bags, 22c each. 



