The book of alfalfa; history, cultivation and meritsIts uses as a forage and fertilizer . hat may confront the one who would grow it. I. Securing a Good Stand. Theoretically, the farmershould secure a good stand every year with every crop,but he does not. He obtains, however, poor stands ofwheat and corn and potatoes oftener than a poor standof alfalfa. AAhy does he fail with alfalfa? The follow-ing, at least in part, suggests why: a He neglects to prepare sufficiently in advance. Heshould select his alfalfa field one or two years before heintends sowing. H he raises wheat, he should sow a lit
The book of alfalfa; history, cultivation and meritsIts uses as a forage and fertilizer . hat may confront the one who would grow it. I. Securing a Good Stand. Theoretically, the farmershould secure a good stand every year with every crop,but he does not. He obtains, however, poor stands ofwheat and corn and potatoes oftener than a poor standof alfalfa. AAhy does he fail with alfalfa? The follow-ing, at least in part, suggests why: a He neglects to prepare sufficiently in advance. Heshould select his alfalfa field one or two years before heintends sowing. H he raises wheat, he should sow a littlealfalfa seed with wheat, one or even two 3ears beforeready for alfalfa. This will leave a few roots and theproper bacteria will have been introduced into the two years there should be a vigorous fight againstweeds, the fewest possible being permitted to ripen seed. b He neglects to prepare properly for the precedingcrop, and sometimes plants the wrong crop, althoughsorghum and Kafir corn are about the only very objec-tionable planting to precede alfalfa. These have usually. oto j3 •ac< 3-^ •-1
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