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The land must, however, be made rich 

 at first ; a top-dressing every three years 

 is all that will thereafter be required. 

 The seed must be very lightly covered, 

 and should be rolled, or brushed in, if 

 not sowed with a Matthews' Seed Sower. 



Whenever the plant is in bloom it 

 must be cut ; for, if the seed be left to 

 mature, the stems become hard and 

 woody. Also whenever it turns yellow, 

 no matter at what age, it must be cut 

 or mowed; for the yellow color shows 

 the presence of some disease, or the work 

 of some small insect, both of which 

 seems to be remedied by mowing 

 promptly. My experience leads me to 

 the conclusion that fully five tons of 

 Cured hay per acre may be counted on 

 if proper attention be given to deep 

 plowing, subsoiling, fertilizing and 

 cleanliness of the soil. These things 

 are indispensable, and without them no 

 one need attempt to cultivate Alfalfa. 



In conclusion, I will remark that I 

 have tried the Lucerne seed imported 

 by you from Fra-nce, side by side with 

 the Alfalfa seed sent me by Trumbull 



& Co., of San Francisco, and I cannot 

 see the slightest difference in appear- 

 ance, character, quantity or quality of 

 yield, or hardiness. They are identical ; 

 both have germinated equally well, that 

 Is to say, perfectly. 



In closing, I cannot do better than re- 

 fer you to the little treatise of Mr. C. W. 

 Howard, entitled: "A Manual of the 

 Grasses and Forage Plants at the 

 South." Mr. Howard, among the very 

 first to cultivate Lucerne in the South, 

 gives it the preference over all other 

 forage plants whatever. My experience 

 confirms all that Mr. Howard claims for 

 it. Certainly, a plant that lasts a 

 generation is worthy of the bestowal 

 of some time, patience and money to 

 realize what a treasure they can secure 

 for themselves. I confidently believe 

 that in years from this date the Alfalfa 

 will be generally cultivated throughout 

 the entire South. 



I am, respectfully yours, 

 E. M. HUDSON, 

 Counsellor at Laiv, 

 20 Carondelet St.. New Orleans. 



JERUSALEM ARTICHOKE. 



This tuber is well known, and has been described by me in my former Almanacs. 

 It is used for the table, also for stock feed. It does best in a rich loam : should be 

 planted and cultivated like potatoes. They yield very heavy. 



Price, per bushel, 12.50— per gall., 35 cents. 



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DESCRIPTIVE LIST 



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SOME VARIETIES OF THE SORGHUM FAMILY. 



As a forage plant for early cutting, to 

 be fed to stock, I do not think that any- 

 thing is equal to the Amber Sorghum, 

 such as I have been selling for years, 

 imported from Kansas. After several 

 cuttings, the branching varieties of 

 Sorghum, also called Millo Maize, may 

 be preferable, but more so for seed 



than forage.— The Teosinte will give 

 more fodder than any of the Sorghums. 

 Some varieties not before described and 

 rather new here are the following ; 

 Yellow Millow Maize, orYellow Branch- 

 ing Dhouro, grows same as the White 

 Brandling kind. The only difference 

 exists in the size of the seed, which is 



