New York AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION. 5D 
particular field where he later hopes to produce alfalfa in large 
quantities. : 
The quickest and most economical method of finding the need 
of his soil with regard to inoculation and lime is to restrict his 
sowing to a single acre and lay out his acre according to the 
outline given on page 35. 
When the farmer has determined the things needed by his 
soil in order to grow alfalfa successfully he can sow a con- 
siderable acreage and be reasonably sure of getting a successful 
crop. 
