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on  nbuut  six  acres,  rutting  it  three  times, 
over  30  tons  of  fine  Alfalfa  last  Summer. 
The  City  Farm  of  Springfield  cut  on  a 
little  less  than  two  acres  IS  tons  300 
pounds,  weighed  as  it  was  drawn  from 
the  field,  but  they  cut  it  four  times,  and 
left  a  good  stand  for  a  cover  crop  last 
Fall.  I  will  ask  any  New  England 
farmer  if  it  is  not  worth  while  to  grow 
that  kind  of  a  crop.  Do  his  horses  or  his 
rows,  swine  or  sheep  need  that  protein 
that  he  buys  from  the  West,  nr  doesn't 
he  need  that  money  that  he  is  paying 
oitt  for  it?  Don't  always  he  going  to  do 
something,  but  get  ready  next  season; 
put  in  a  piece  of  Alfalfa  and  do  it  right, 
and  see  how  easy  it  is  to  be  a  booster  for 
the  best  forage  crop  that  can  he  grown 
in  New  England.  A.  J.  Stapleton. 
Ilampden  Co..  Mass. 
Alfalfa  in  Connecticut 
In  response  to  your  request  for  in¬ 
formation  relative  to  Alfalfa  in  New 
England,  would  say  that  we  started  with 
one  acre  Aug.  20,  1900,  and  the  following 
year  cut  four  crops,  which  weighed  a 
little  over  10,000  pounds  cured  hay.  We 
increased  our  acreage  until  we  had  20 
acres,  which  was  winter-killed  two  years 
ago,  and  never  cut  less  than  two  crops  of 
over  three  tons  to  the  acre.  A  year  ago 
last  August  we  put  in  eight  acres,  which 
we  cut  four  times  last  season ;  weighed 
an  occasional  load  and  estimated  the  crop 
at  over  40  tons. 
We  have  only  had  one  failure  in  all 
our  plantings,  which  I  think  was  due  to 
Government  culture  instead  of  the  cul¬ 
ture  we  have  always  used,  and  do  not 
see  why  anyone  who  will  follow  instruc¬ 
tions  cannot  get  a  good  stand.  Wo  used 
to  cure  out  in  the  cock  for  from  five  to 
eight  days,  but  for  the  last  two  years 
have  used  a  side-delivery  rake  and  in 
good  curing  weather  get  part  of  it  in  the 
barn  the  next  day  after  cut  and  if  only 
a  few  tons  all  of  it.  We  have  used 
northern  grown  seed,  but  in  future  shall 
use  Grimm,  as  that  was  the  only  variety 
that  did  not  winter-kill  in  this  section 
two  years  ago. 
It  would  be  only  fair  to  state  that  we 
have  been  more  successful  than  anyone 
else  in  this  section  with  the  crop,  but 
think  it  entirely  due  to  carrying  out  in¬ 
structions  to  the  letter  in  regard  to  seed¬ 
ing.  preparation,  etc.  FARMER. 
Hartford  Co.,  Conn. 
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Time  of  Payment  of  Rent ;  Lien 
A  rented  his  land  to  B  for  cash.  A 
has  no  contract  and  a  definite  time  was 
not  agreed  upon  when  rent  should  be 
paid,  but  I  suppose  it  would  be  due  Jan. 
1.  191(1,  or  thereafter.  Can  A  put  a  lieu 
on  crop  now,  ns  B  seems  to  be  unwill¬ 
ing  to  pay?  Laud  was  rented  by  ex¬ 
change  of  letters.  What  officer  has  to 
be  applied  to  if  you  want  a  lien? 
Maryland.  A.  s. 
It  is  hard  to  conceive  of  a  lease  being 
made  without  any  provision  for  the  time 
of  payment  of  rent.  Where  nothing  is 
said  about  this  it  would  probably  be  duo 
iu  accordance  with  the  general  custom  of 
your  neighborhood  when  leases  of  farm 
land  are  made.  Where  cash  rental  and 
not  for  part  of  the  crop  is  made,  no  lien 
on  (lie  crop  seems  to  be  allowed,  and  A 
could  not  put  a  lien  on  the  crop  now. 
To  obtain  a  lien  you  would  apply  to  the 
justice  of  the  peace. 
A  New  England  Alfalfa  Farmer 
You  ask  for  reports  of  growing  Al¬ 
falfa  in  New  England ;  I  will  give  you 
my  experience  in  Springfield.  Hampden 
county,  Mass.  I  have  grown  for  the  past 
12  years  six  to  eight  acres,  and  in  all 
that  time  I  have  had  only  one  bad  year, 
the  Winter  that  about  everyone  through¬ 
out  the  East  lost  most  of  their  Alfalfa. 
My  experience  in  growing  shows  it  is 
not  any  more  trouble  than  any  other 
crop  seeded  to  grass,  provided  you  use 
the  right  requirements  to  be  successful, 
and  in  no  other  way  can  yon  make  good. 
Avoid  all  flat  low-lying  ground,  but  a 
nice  rolling  piece  of  naturally  drained 
land,  where  water  will  not  stand  on  it 
for  any  length  of  time.  No  matter  how 
poor  the  land  is,  if  there  is  no  hardpan 
within  five  to  six  feet  you  are  then  sure 
of  four  years’  growth.  I  prefer  a  light 
sandy  loam  and  we  have  a  lot  of  that  1 
kind  in  New  England.  Most  farmers  say 
that  it  is  too  poor  to  crop,  but  Alfalfa 
loves  that  type  of  land  if  you  will  only 
give  it  a  chance  to  grow  on  it,  and  the 
only  use  it  is  doing  now  is  growing 
brush  with  no  return,  but  an  eyesore  to 
look  at. 
Many  in  Massachusetts  have  been  in- I 
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Alfalfa  in  the  East,  for  they  have  tried 
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