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Pulverizer and Packer making an excellent seed bed by pulverizing, 
mulching and packing the soil after the soil has been plowed 
and disced. 
Soil Preparation 
It is important that the seed bed should be firm 
below and mellow on top, and as free from weeds as 
possible. On fairly heavy soil, fall plowed land, well 
disced and harrowed, is usually satisfactory, al- 
though the use of a cultipacker or corrugated roller 
is ideal in preparing a seed bed. On spring plowed 
land and on light soils it is always advisable to roll 
the seed bed before seeding. 
Inoculation ; 
On fields where Alfalfa has not been grown suc- | 
cessfully before, the use of a good 
commercial inoculant is necessary. 
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Lime 
Some soils are sour—that is, con- 
tain acid which prevents successful 
Alfalfa culture unless corrected. 
Application of ground limestone 
neutralizes this acid and puts the 
soil in the condition which Alfalfa 
requires. It is well to have your soil 
tested by your experiment station 
or county agent before planting Al- 
falfa. If it is acid, lime must be 
applied before Alfalfa is successful. es 
Application of lime is not expensive —— eee 
and pays a good dividend. eke ae 

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