. Currie's farm and garden annual : spring 1914. Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Bulbs (Plants) Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Nurseries (Horticulture) Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs. 54 CURRIE BROTHERS COMPANY, MILWAUKEE, WIS. Cutting- and Stacking Alfalfa in CURRIE'S ALFALFA (Lucerne) MEDICAGO SATIVA. STRICTLY CHOICE DOMESTIC. Alfalfa has long been in many states and is fast becoming in this state a crop of in- estimable value. Its chief merit lies in the fact that it may be cut 3 or 4 times a sea- son, each cutting bringing e
. Currie's farm and garden annual : spring 1914. Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Bulbs (Plants) Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Nurseries (Horticulture) Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs. 54 CURRIE BROTHERS COMPANY, MILWAUKEE, WIS. Cutting- and Stacking Alfalfa in CURRIE'S ALFALFA (Lucerne) MEDICAGO SATIVA. STRICTLY CHOICE DOMESTIC. Alfalfa has long been in many states and is fast becoming in this state a crop of in- estimable value. Its chief merit lies in the fact that it may be cut 3 or 4 times a sea- son, each cutting bringing enormous yields of sweet and nutritious forage which is much relished by all kinds of stock. Care should be taken when cattle are first turned in not to allow them to overfeed, as it is liable to cause bloating. It is an excellent soiling crop and makes the best hay when properly treated, being in itself rest approach of any farm product to a perfect In hay making it should be put in cocks instead of windrows, -which will tend to prevent the shattering of the leaves. The Seed should be sown broadcast at the rate of 20 to 30 pounds per acre, and seeding may take place from about the middle of April, or earlier, should the ground be in good condition, until late in August or in September, without a nurse or cover crop. The soil must be deep, rich and well-drained, and the se?d-bcd well prepared. The greater the effort and care taken in the latter respect the more certain the proba- bility of a successful catch. The soil should receive a deep, early plowing, followed by rolling and harrowing until the surface is in as perfect a condition for seeding as possible. Two additional soil conditions are essential for a successful catch and an abundant crop; the first, a thoroughly sweet, non-acid property, and the other a highly nitrogenous fertility. To secure the former, the wise farmer will spread lime, marl or land plaster over his field; as to the other, the soil from an ol
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