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land was imperfectly prepared; in many an insufficient 

 amount of fertilizer or manure was applied. In many 

 cases, too little seed was used; in others the date of seed- 

 ing was contrary to all recommendations, or the crop was 

 not clipped often, and thus choked out by weeds. In 

 many instances, where lime had not been used for many 

 years,none was applied at the time of seeding. In the 

 case of those having more or less success, the recom- 

 mendations were not fully observed or soil conditions 

 were imperfect. 



D. C. Lewis of Middlesex county, in the summer of 

 1903 seeded about i 1-4 acres with alfalfa, observing 

 closely all of the recommendations of the experiment sta- 

 tion in reference to seeding, but did not inoculate the soil 

 The seed germinated well, and the crop grew nicely dur- 

 ing the fall, but entirely disappeared later. In 1904, the 

 same area, after an oat crop was grown, was seeded again, 

 on August ID. The soil is a clay loam, with a clay sub- 

 soil, and in a good state of fertility. The land had been 

 previously m grass and corn. The corn was manured 

 and the alfalfa area well limed previous to seeding in 

 1903. The seed was at the rate of about 25 pounds, and 

 at time of seeding 800 pounds of Mapes' fertilizer and an 

 eMta bag of high-grade sulphate of potash were applied, 

 dlftN<hgfi8»'%as inoculated with about 300 pounds of soil, 

 MMh'ifc^^tiveSUmMhlia patch at the experiment station. 

 ^eMd%-feriA1m^ wail,imidmade a rapid and large fall 

 gfe^ltl§lilic|tatS^dtte6^Mftftflir<«iai(^ The yield per 



S€Pl>^m^^fe3fil l}i^^^i«)8»>-etf hkydi§mth€ first cutting. 

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