. Descriptive catalogue of high grade seeds for the garden and farm, 1902. Nursery stock Kentucky Louisville Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Cereal grasses Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs. 52 WOOD, STUBBS & CO., Louisville, Ky. ALFALFA or LUCERN.—(Medicago Sativa.) Space will not permit us to say as much about this crop as we should like to, but we wish to impress upon every one of our customers the great value of this crop, particularly in those sections subject to severe droughts. Farmers everywhere speak of it in highest praise and it is
. Descriptive catalogue of high grade seeds for the garden and farm, 1902. Nursery stock Kentucky Louisville Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Cereal grasses Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs. 52 WOOD, STUBBS & CO., Louisville, Ky. ALFALFA or LUCERN.—(Medicago Sativa.) Space will not permit us to say as much about this crop as we should like to, but we wish to impress upon every one of our customers the great value of this crop, particularly in those sections subject to severe droughts. Farmers everywhere speak of it in highest praise and it is especially valu- able in the Southern and Western States. In the latitude of Kentucky and Virginia, 2 to 4 cuttings per season are made while further South and West as many as 8 are made, each yielding from 1 to 2 tons of most excellent nutricious hay. Alfalfa does best on loose soils or soils with a permeable subsoil as the roots feed to great depths, sometimes as much as 60 feet. Clayey or heavy soils are not suitable but on loamy, sandy or limestone soils it is very successful. It should be sown on good clean land free from weeds, preferably that which has been previously planted in culti- vated crops. In preparing the land subsoiling should be done if possible and the top soil gotten in fine condition. Sow the seed in March or April at the rate of 20 to 25 lbs. per acre covering lightly and rolling if possible. It is sometimes sown in rows 12 to 15 lbs. per acre and cultivated the first year, afterwards sowing more seeds between the rows. Fall seeding in the South is recommended though it is more largely sown in the spring. Alfalfa hay if properly cured remains a bright green color but like red clover careful handling is necessary to cure it properly. It should be cut for hay when the first flowers commence to appear and in the forenoon if possible. It furnishes most excellent green food for all kinds of stock, but it should be allowed to wilt slightly before feeding Prod
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