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Mr. H. R. Walcott, Richmond, St. Mary. — I am sorry I cannot 

 report favourably on the Alfalfa. The continued wet weather delayed 

 the preparation of the soil till the seed appears to have lost its 

 vitality. I intend to try again. 



Revd. W. Turner, Castleton, St. Mary. — The Alfalfa sprang up in 

 three days, but none of tha plants grew to more than one and a half 

 inches high, then dwindled away and died. 



Mr. R. S. Thompson, Guy's Hill, St. Mary. — I have only just planted 

 the Alfalfa seeds, so cannot give you any report at present. 



Hon. C. W. Steer, Claremont, St. Ann. — I had one square chain of 

 good, deep pasture land dug up with pick axes : sowed the seed on the 

 28th or 31st of October in drills, 1 foot apart. The seed germinated 

 and grew well at first but very poorly afterwards. It has been 

 thoroughly weeded and kept clean, but still looks weakly. I purpose 

 giving a dressing of lime as soon as the plants are high enough. 



(A later report states) : — The Alfalfa turned out quite a failure. I 

 sowed on ground that had been thoroughly ploughed, cleaned and 

 manured. The seeds grew well, but the plants were poor. They 

 blossomed, but so far as I could see failed to produce seed, and are now 

 all dead. 



Mr. J. D. Ormsby, St. Ann's Bay, St. Ann. — The Alfalfa seed came 

 up nicely to about 2 inches high and then all died off. We had almost 

 incessant rain for two months after it was planted. The rest of 

 the seed I planted about 3 weeks ago has not yet come up. 



Mr. J. Shearer, Duncans, Trelawny. — The seeds all grew rather 

 puny at first, but after cutting once or twice the plants are more 

 vigorous each time. They throw down a formidable root deep into the 

 soil, but at present have shown no sign of flowering. 



(A later account states) :■ — My small plot of Alfalfa is now growing 

 vigorously, and I can cut it almost once a month. 



Mr. R. J. Taylor Domville. Little River, St. James.— The Alfalfa 

 grew remarkably well, but unfortunately it was washed away by a flood 

 before it became established. I shall be pleased to try again if you have 

 any more seed. 



Mr. A. C. Kennedy, Bluefields, Westmoreland.— The Alfalfa I planted 

 in trenches about 3 inches deep, half a chain long, 18 inches apart, 

 came up nicely in the early part of 1893, but was a very long time in 

 growing: for months it seemed stationary. It is now about 12 months 

 old, and is of a nice blue-green colour about 18 inches high. The pigs 

 are very fond of it as well as the stock of all kinds. 



Miss E. Fisher, Grange Hill, Westmoreland. — I planted four beds in 

 four different places, 2 beds in the mountains about 1,000 ft. above sea- 

 level, the other beds about a mile lower down. The beds in each place 

 were carefully cleaned and raked, and as the seeds were small I had 

 the earth sifted. The seeds germinated well, and grew in a few days to 

 the height of 3 inches. The first few days I had them lightly sprinkled 

 with water, then I left them to struggle on without aid. They grew 3 

 inches in 3 months, and then died off. The rest I planted in my flower 

 garden where they are constantly watered, it looks beautifully fresh and 

 green. 



Mr. W. H. Hall, Manchester. — The Alfalfa is doing fairly well at 

 my property near Mandeville. I kept the seed a considerable time be- 



