. Alfalfa farming in America. Alfalfa. 5U6 ALFALFA FARMING IN AMERICA. Our first step was to put in tlie spring-tootli alfal- fa harrow and loosen the surface, where little fox- tail grass was just showing. This was done imme- diately after the hay was taken away. Then fol- lowed the fertilizer distributor with basic slag at the rate of 500 pounds per acre, as nearly as we could estimate, j^utting it on in strips and leaving. TlIK SPKING-TOUTII ALFALFA JLVUKOW. strips unfertilized. For comj)arison, we also Tised acid i)hosphate, in similar strips. The tiekl was tlien harrowed again crossways w
. Alfalfa farming in America. Alfalfa. 5U6 ALFALFA FARMING IN AMERICA. Our first step was to put in tlie spring-tootli alfal- fa harrow and loosen the surface, where little fox- tail grass was just showing. This was done imme- diately after the hay was taken away. Then fol- lowed the fertilizer distributor with basic slag at the rate of 500 pounds per acre, as nearly as we could estimate, j^utting it on in strips and leaving. TlIK SPKING-TOUTII ALFALFA JLVUKOW. strips unfertilized. For comj)arison, we also Tised acid i)hosphate, in similar strips. The tiekl was tlien harrowed again crossways with the alfalfa liaiTOAv. This turned over every inch of the soil, running about W" deep, and left a ch^an sui-l'acc. l)i\y weather folhjwed and the result was not so striking, as we had hoped to see, until after the next cutting. 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 Wing, Joseph E. (Joseph Elwyn), 1861-1915. Chicago, Ill. : Sanders Pub. Co.
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