Table of Contents 



Page 



Introductory • . a . . viii 



The Author's Foreword . . . » x 



CHAPTER I 

 History, Description, Varieties and Habits . • i 



CHAPTER II 

 Universality of Alfalfa . . . ,13 



CHAPTER III 

 Yields, and Comparisons with other Crops . 20 



CHAPTER IV 

 Seed and Seed Selection . . . .27 



CHAPTER V 

 Soil and Seeding . . . , . 44 



CHAPTER VI 

 Cultivation .,,... 67 



CHAPTER VII 

 Harvesting ••.... 79 



CHAPTER VIII 

 Storing ...... 93 



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Pasturing and Soiling . . . 107 



Vw'JrljTi.jr X Jblfix, J\. 

 Alfalfa as a Feed Stuff . . . 125 



CHAPTER XI 

 Alfalfa in Beef -Making . . « .138 



CHAPTER XII 

 Alfalfa and Jthe Dairy . . » •143 



