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For Hay 
As a hay crop, Alfalfa has no equal in yield- 
ing ability, feeding value, and low cost of pro- 
duction. Dairy farmers now quite generally 
recognize that Alfalfa will produce more tons of 
hay per acre, that Alfalfa hay will produce more 
milk with less grain feeds, that a good Alfalfa 
field standing several years saves labor. These 
facts are prompting most farmers to plant Al- 
falfa with the prospect of establishing a per- 
manent hay field with this high yielding and 
high feeding value crop. Alfalfa should not be 
cut for hay the first season. 
For Pasture 
Alfalfa is one of the best pastures for hogs 
and may be used as a supplementary pasture 
for cattle and other live stock if care is used to 
avoid bloating. Except for hogs, Alfalfa is 
more valuable as a pasture when used in combi- 
nation with Bromus or other grasses and other 
legumes. Alfalfa should never be pastured until 
well established, never grazed too close or so 
late in the fall that it will not go into the winter 
with enough growth for cover. 
Note: For the use of Alfalfa in permanent 
pasture mixtures, write to Northrup, King & 
Co., Minneapolis, Minn., for folder on ‘“‘Perma- 
nent Pastures.” 
Culture 
A good stand of Alfalfa is as easily obtained 
as a good stand of any Clover provided certain 
good farming practices are followed. Failures 
are mostly due to: 
1. Improper seed bed preparation. 
. Lack of inoculation. 
. Lack of lime. 
. Too deep seeding. 
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. Heat and drought damage when 
nurse crop is removed. 
6. Seeding too late in the summer so 
that the plants do not become prop- 
erly established for winter. 
