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Editorial by Joseph E. Wing, Mechanics- 
burg, Ohio, published in The Breeders’ Ga- 
zette, July 9, 1914: 
“A part 3 ' of us drove down into the depths 
of Carver County, to see where originated 
the Grimm alfalfa, or where it came to our 
notice. A. B. Lyman met u.s. lie more 
than any other man has brought that old 
German farmer Grimm’s alfalfa to the 
notice of the world. For forty years Mr. 
Grimm persisted in growing his “everlasting 
clover,” the alfalfa from seed that he had 
secured in Germany. Some years the winter 
killed nearly every bit. With true German 
persistence and thrift he saved seed from what 
he had left and kept on. 'rims by elimina- 
tion he got rid of all weak strains, the hardiest 
only persisting. Mr. Lyman took it up 
and has done praiseworthy work in increas- 
ing stocks of seed.” 
Reqiioting F rom Recognized 
Authorities 
From Page 42 of the Annual Report of 
the Minnesota Agricultural Society of 1903, 
we copy the following: 
Prof. Hayes: This is a young man (A. B. 
Lyman) I want to make an example of. When 
Air. Lyman told me he had discovered this 
hardy alfalfa, I said to him, “You co-oper- 
ate with the Experiment Station and 1 will 
co-operate with you, and we will give you 
a reputation as a seedsman.” I expect to 
co-operate in helping Mr. Lyman distribute 
this seed where it .will be used for growing 
.-^eed. We expect to distribute some of it 
through the Department of Agriculture that 
it may be grown in other places and the seed 
produced even more abundantly than in 
Minnesota. Ever since I saw those fields and 
saw the evidence among the Carver County 
farmers that this was a hardy variety it has 
been a very interesting matter. 
Prof. Spillman, Washington, D. C.: Mr. 
Pre.sident, I am glad to see Profes.sor Hayes 
take the stand that he does. I want to 
say a word about growing alfalfa seed. 
1 cannot help but be impressed with this 
paper read by Mr. Lyman this afternoon 
as of vital importance to the future of agri- 
culture in the State of Minnesota and in the 
Dakotas. We have been searching the world 
for a variety of alfalfa that would do just 
what this variety does. . . The value 
of that seed represents more than a million 
dollars to the State of Minnesota. 
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Showing Comparison of Harvests, Grimm with Common Alfalfa 
