. Agriculture for the Kansas common schools. Agriculture. 108 AGRICULTURE deeply plowed soil. Where it is advisable to loosen the soil to a considerable depth before seeding, the ground should be plowed deeply for the crop preceding alfalfa. A clean field of wheat, oats, or barley stubble can be put into good seed bed condition by thoroughly disking the stubble under soon after the crop has been taken from the land, and then keeping it well tilled until planting time. Likewise, in favorable seasons, alfalfa may be successfully fall-seeded after a crop of cowpeas, flax, or millet, by disking th
. Agriculture for the Kansas common schools. Agriculture. 108 AGRICULTURE deeply plowed soil. Where it is advisable to loosen the soil to a considerable depth before seeding, the ground should be plowed deeply for the crop preceding alfalfa. A clean field of wheat, oats, or barley stubble can be put into good seed bed condition by thoroughly disking the stubble under soon after the crop has been taken from the land, and then keeping it well tilled until planting time. Likewise, in favorable seasons, alfalfa may be successfully fall-seeded after a crop of cowpeas, flax, or millet, by disking the ground thoroughly as soon as possible after the crop is removed, and by keeping it well worked until time to plant. When alfalfa is to be seeded in the spring, the best seed bed can be prepared by plowing the ground the fall pre-. Five types of alfalfa in one cultms- Observe the variation in manner of growth. ceding, leaving it rough over winter, and then working it into good condition with the disk and the harrow. A fair seed bed can often be prepared in the spring simply by disking corn-stubble land, especially where the corn was kept well cultivated and free from weeds during its growth. When such land can not be fall-plowed, this method is to be preferred to spring plowing. The Time and Manner of Seeding. Alfalfa may be. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Call, Leland Everett, 1881- [from old catalog] comp; Kent, Harry Llewellyn, [from old catalog] joint comp. Topeka, The State of Kansas state printing plant
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