54 CURRIE BROTHERS COMPANY, MILWAUKEE, WIS. 
CURRIE’S ALFALFA 
(Lucerne) 
MEDICAGO SATIVA. 
Cutting and 
Stacking Alfalfa 
in Wisconsin. 
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 
tact that it may be cut 8 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 eattle 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 makdng 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 in September, without a nurse or cover crop. 
The soil must be deep, rich and well-drained, and the 
secd-bcd 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 
deep, early plowing, followed by frequent rolling and harrowing until the surface is in as perfect a condition for seeding as 
possible. Two additional soil conditions are essential for a successful catch and an abundant crop; the first, a thoroughly 
sweet, non-acid property, and the other a highly nitrogenous fertility. To secure the former, the wise farmer will spread lime, 
marl or land plaster over his field; as to the other, the soil from an old Alfalfa or Sweet Clover field, or the inoculation of his 
seed, immediately before sowing, will cause the growth of bacteria nodules upon the roots of the young plants with a conse- 
guent power of fixing and making use of the free nitrogen of the air, without which they will not thrive. The seed should 
never be sown on heavy, sticky clay land where water stands a short distance below the surface. A large crop once estab- 
lished, the results are wonderful—three cuttings a year being the regular thing, averaging 10 tons green fodder to the acre. 
Not only this, but it will continue to give 10 tons to the acre, for 10 to 15 years. As a land enricher it is unsurpassed. The 
long roots, 10 to 15 feet under ground, bring up lots of buried mineral fertilizer, while, like all the Clover family, it is a great 
nitrogen gatherer. No farmer should be without it. 
Genuine Montana Grown Seed—Recleaned. Per lb. 25e (by mail 35c); 10 lbs. $2.00; per pushel (60 Ibs.) $11.00; per 100 lbs. $18.00. 
Northern Grown Seed—Recleaned. Suited to any northern conditions. Per lb. 22c¢ (by mail 32c); 10 Ibs. $1.75; per bushel (60 
lbs.) $9.50; per 100 lbs. $15.50. 
Middle Western Seeil—Recleaned. For latitude of Southern Wisconsin and southward. Per lb. 20c (by mail 30c); 10 Ibs. $1.50; 
per bushel (60 lbs.) $8.50; per 100 lbs. $14.00. 
TURKESTAN ALFALFA. 
MEDICAGO SATIVA VAR, TURKESTANICA. 
Perfectly Hardy. Withstands Drought, Heat and Cold. 
The climate of Turkestan is not unlike that of our interior states. The summers are very hot and long, and in many places 
the evaporation exceeds the quantity of moisture that has fallen during the year. The inhabitants are mainly employed 
raising cattle, and here it is this Alfalfa grows and flourishes. 
Withstands Extreme Cold Without Injury—At~ the Experiment Station, Brookings, S. D., with a minimum temperature of 
40 degrees below zero, with the ground bare, common Alfalfa was killed; while Turkestan came through unharmed. At the 
Wyoming Experiment Station the Turkstan Alfalfa was exposed to a minimum temperature of 45 degrees below zero without 
harm. 
Turkestan Alfalfa is the chief forage in use throughout Central Asia. There are no meadows in certain parts, as soft 
herbs and grasses that grow up in early spring are quickly dried by the hot rays of the sun. Parallel experiments have been 
made in the Merv Oasis in growing Turkestan and common Alfalfa under widely different conditions, and the results have 
shown that the Turkestan is greatly superior to the common in the crop it yields, and is able to grow satisfactorily with a 
minimum supply of water. Turkestan Alfalfa 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. Not only does it endure extreme drought and cold, but excellent crops of it have been raised on strongly alkaline 
soils. 1 1b. 20c (by mail, 1 lb. 30c); 10 lbs. $1.65; 25 Ibs. $4.00; 100 lbs. $15.00. 
SAND LUCERNE—MEDICAGO MEDIA. 
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 ona 
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 Ibs. $2.65; 25 Ibs. $6.50; bushel (60 Ibs.) $15.50; 100 lbs. $25.00 
BOKHARA OR SWEET CLOVER—ELILOTUS 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, Per lb. 25c (by mail, 1 lb. 35c); per bushel (60 lbs.) $12.85; per 100 lbs. $21.00. 
All Seeds Offered on this Page Subject to Market Fluctuations, 
