Government Helps Lyman 
Cooperating with Professor Hayes, Ly¬ 
man began his long, slow, and careful ef¬ 
forts to increase the amount of seed of this 
valuable alfalfa. The U. S. Government 
helped in every way and ordered LYMAN’S 
seed out on their test plots in many states 
where it stood every test. In the drier north¬ 
ern sections the production of a seed crop 
was much more rapid, so LYMAN distribut¬ 
ed seed into Idaho, Montana, and the Da¬ 
kotas under contract and supervision. 
Lyman Receives Official Recognition 
Many times worthy ones have not been 
recognized or praised while they lived, but 
to A. B. Lyman all have paid tribute for his 
discovery, increase, and distribution of this 
valuable alfalfa. 
In its annual report in 1903, the Minne¬ 
sota Agricultural Society was among the 
first to accord A. B. Lyman official recogni¬ 
tion of his work. 
We quote from Page 42 of the Annual 
Report of the Minnesota Agricultural So¬ 
ciety in 1903: 
Professor Hayes, “This is a young man 
(referring to A. B. Lyman) I want to make 
an example of. When Mr. Lyman told me 
he had discovered this hardy Alfalfa, I said 
to him: You cooperate with the Experiment 
Station and I will cooperate with you, and 
we will give you a reputation as a seedsman. 
I expect to cooperate in helping Mr. Lyman 
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