The Advantages of Setting Alfalfa Plants Over Sowing Seed 
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A full stand is assured by setting plants. 
Plants such as we furnish, which are strong 
and healthy, well rooted, hardy stock, will 
thrive in most any soil. A crop of hay is 
much more quickly available for the rea- 
son that the plants arc well established, 
have more room in which to develop, and 
will, in addition produce more hay. The 
absence of bacteria in the soil is no hin- 
drance to the growth of Alfalfa plants, as 
these bacteria cling to the roots when 
planted and aid immediate growth. Alfal- 
fa plants may thus be grown in soils where 
seed would not be successful. Hardy, one- 
year-old plants will also withstand drought 
which would kill out delicate plants grown 
from seed. The plants grow quickly after 
being set out and secure a foot-hold in the 
soil which dry weather cannot overcome. 
The method of planting in rows, which we 
recommend below, insures even distribu- 
tion, thus avoiding root crowding and giv- 
ing each plant sufficient nourishment. 
Transplanting produces a branching root 
which derives nourishment through fine, 
fibrous rootlets from near the surface of 
the soil. Well developed one-year-old plants 
only are furnished, which will produce 
strong, hardy plants. Thinning is unneces- 
sary, for the reason that the plants are 
properly spaced and each given the proper 
area in which to grow. By planting in rows 
the plants may be cultivated, thus keeping 
down the weeds, conserving moisture and 
largely increasing the yield of hay. 
By planting the roots. Alfalfa bacteria 
are easily and permanently established in 
the soil with more certainty and less ex- 
pense than by applying inoculated soil or 
by the use of commercial nitro-cultures. 
The plants are one-year-old hardy stock. 
The photographs on this page show clearly 
what we offer. The illustration of indi- 
vidual plants shows their branching charac- 
ter and the strong, well-developed crowns. These 
plants were grown from Grimm Alfalfa seed on 
dry land, at an altitude of 3,150 feet, under the 
most unfavorable conditions. They represent, 
therefore, plants which have survived a very 
rigid test. 
Alfalfa Boots. 
To secure best results, we recommend setting 
the plants in rows three feet six inches apart and 
two to three feet apart in the row. The soil 
should previously be well prepared, plowed deep 
and made mellow by successive harrowings. rhe 
plants may be plowed in by setting against a fur- 
row and planting against them. The 
crown should be set from one to two 
inches beneath the surface, as the soil will 
settle. Unless they are set as indi- 
cated, the crown will be exposed. On small 
areas the plants may be set by using a 
spade. Insert the spade in the earth, push 
it forward and drop in the plant. ' When 
the spade is released the soil will settle 
around the root. On very large areas it 
will pay to use a transplanting machine 
which is adapted particularly for this pur- 
pose. Cultivation should begin immediately 
after placing the plants so as to firm the 
soil and make the field level. It will also 
result in keeping down the weeds and con- 
serving the moisture. The time to plant 
is in Spring or in September or October. 
When the heavy expense entailed in get- 
ting these plants and the scarcity of 
Grimm’s Alfalfa is considered, also the 
price of Grimm’s Alfalfa seed, our prices 
are not high. An acre requires 4,500 plants. 
Plants are packed in bundles of 100. The 
plants should reach destination in first- 
class growing condition, and if planted out 
soon after arrival, we believe every plant 
will survive. We will not make shipment 
of plants until the planting season, but 
suggest that orders be sent in immediately 
upon receipt of this catalogue ^ 
as our supply is limited. 
$5.00 per 1,000 plants; 2,000 
or over, at $4.50 per 1,000. 
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Bundle of 100 Alfalfa Plants. 
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