38 HINTS ON RAISING FARM CROPS 
amongst his neighbors for the splendid condi¬ 
tion of his stock in the spring of the year. 
When he migrated from Germany, he brought 
with him some hardy alfalfa seed, which he 
termed the “everlasting” alfalfa. He attributed 
the fine condition of his cattle to this alfalfa 
that he raised continually on the same field. 
Other farmers in other neighboring states had 
failed to have much success with their alfalfa 
because it was so easily killed during the win¬ 
ter. Grimm gave his neighbors some of his 
seed, and they had about as good success as 
Grimm did. This “everlasting” alfalfa finally 
attracted the attention of the Minnesota Col¬ 
lege of Agriculture, who soon procured some of 
Mr. Grimm’s seed, and disseminated it to other 
localities. To-day this seed has the reputation 
of being the best variety of alfalfa, due chiefly 
to its hardiness. 
As we have said previously, alfalfa can be 
used as a pasture plant as well as a hay crop, 
but its use is largely confined to hay with 
most alfalfa growers. From two to four cut¬ 
tings, or crops can be harvested from the al¬ 
falfa acreage in one year, depending upon the 
length of the growing season. In the northern 
states, usually two or three cuttings are made. 
Many of the northern states are commencing 
to confine their cuttings to two crops, because 
they have found that they are much more cer¬ 
tain of a good stand the following year when 
they leave a good top growth to protect the 
plants over winter. 
There is one particular reason why alfalfa 
has not become universally popular, and that 
