New Hardy Wilt-Resistant Alfalfa 
WHAT OTHERS SAY ABOUT LADAIv ALFALFA 
Mr. P. T. Fortner, Baker, Oregon; reports: “Its popularity is in the 
extra heavy first cutting which this variety produces. This adapts it to re¬ 
gions with short water supplies. In one or two instances where I have had 
opportunity to weigh Ladak alongside Grimm or Common I have found La dak 
to outyield other varieties by at least a half ton per acre.” 
Mr. J. A. Ernest, Fort Rock. Oregon ; reports: “I have a plot of Ladak 
seeded the same time as some Grimm in 392G. The Summer frosts do not 
affect it. It outyields the Grimm every year, and it makes finer, leafier hay 
than Grimm.” 
St. Paul, Minnesota; reports: “Ladak Alfalfa is somewhat more resistant 
to alfalfa wilt than Grimm. Ladak is a very hardy alfalfa and in our tests 
has yielded as high as Grimm. If wilt becomes a menace in Minnesota, then 
I shall expect an increase in acreage of Ladak.” 
Moscow, Idaho; reports: “Ladak under our conditions has been very 
satisfactory and we believe it is a very promising one in sections where wilt 
is pervalent.” 
Fargo, North Dakota; reports: “Ladak is hardy and resistant to drouth, 
comparing favorably with the best varieties in these respects. In yields of 
hay it has likewise been satisfactory.” 
Havre, Montana; reports: “A variety trial planted in 1926. Four years 
later there were traces only left of Kansas and Dakota Common. Thirteen 
per cent of Hardigan. Ten per cent each of Turkestan and Grimm. Forty-five 
per cent Ladak. Havre is said to be ten per cent colder than the North Pole.” 
Archer Field Experiment Station, Wyoming; reports: “Ladak produced 
the largest hay yields and appeared to be the best variety for dry land farm¬ 
ing. It yielded more hay in rows than when drilled.” 
Fort Hays Experiment Station, Kansas; reports: “Has proven superior to 
other varieties in total yield at the Fort Hays Station.” 
Baker, Oregon; reports: “Ladak is a very leafy variety and makes very 
fine quality hay which is higher in protein and relished to a larger extent by 
livestock than hay of other varieties.” 
America's greatest farm publication, the Country Gentleman, in November. 
1933, and the February, 1934, numbers, gave this variety full page articles 
praising it very highly. Good reports on it may be had from the experiment 
stations at North Platte, Nebraska; Redfield, South Dakota; Sheridan, Wyom¬ 
ing; Aberdeen, Idaho; Corvallis, Oregon; Pullman, Washington; and Boze¬ 
man, Montana. 
