MEDICAGO FALCATA, A YELLOW-FLOWERED ALFALFA. 55 
ditions are constantly changing and are nowhere precisely the same, 
it seems well to give consideration to transplanting or to any other 
cultural method that offers even remote possibilities. The cost inci- 
dent to transplanting practically restricts the method to planting in 
hills. As previously pointed out, I/edicago falcata lends itself well 
to this type of planting on account of its ability to spread and pro- 
duce a broad crown. In addition, it apparently bears resetting better 
than Medicago sativa, which is a very important consideration. 
Should transplanting ever become popular, it will offer an opportu- 
nity for selected strains of J/edicago falcata to compete with the bet- 
ter varieties of I/edicago sativa. 
Fig. 23.—WVedicago falcata planted in hills 42 by 42 inches. When planted in this way 
the crowns make a very large development. 
SEEDING ON THE RANGE. 
The possibilty of utilizing Medicago falcata in native pastures 
and on the range has appealed to many of the investigators who are 
familiar with the habits of this species in its native habitat. Both 
Hansen and Meyer, who have studied it in Russia and Siberia, are 
convinced that it can be made a valuable addition to our list of 
native grazing plants, especially in the northern portion of our 
Great Plains area. Since 1909 various tests have been conducted 
with it on unbroken sod. In a majority of cases the results have 
been of a somewhat negative character, although in comparatively 
few were the sowings a total failure. In the spring of 1912 rod- 
square plats in the native pastures of the Highmore substation were 
sown with the most promising forms of the species, with Grimm al- 
falfa in check plats. The seed was scattered upon the surface of 
the ground without any preparation of the soil. In 1913 a few small 
