Farm and garden annual, spring 1906 . HUNGARIAN OBASS. CURRIE BROTHERS CO. FARM AND GARDEN ANNUAL 45. Turkestan Alfalfa or Lucerne. MEDICAGO SATIVA VAR. TURKESTANICA. Perfectly Hardy. Withstands Drought, Heat and Coli. Yields the Heaviest and Richest Crops of Fodder. The Best Clover for Permanent Hay and Pasture. The importance of forage crops has occupied our atten-tion many years, and we are constantly on the alert fornew varieties. Turkestan Alfalfa we believe to be the mostimportant introduction in late years. Its value can hardlybe estimated, but without doubt it will add millions of dol-
Farm and garden annual, spring 1906 . HUNGARIAN OBASS. CURRIE BROTHERS CO. FARM AND GARDEN ANNUAL 45. Turkestan Alfalfa or Lucerne. MEDICAGO SATIVA VAR. TURKESTANICA. Perfectly Hardy. Withstands Drought, Heat and Coli. Yields the Heaviest and Richest Crops of Fodder. The Best Clover for Permanent Hay and Pasture. The importance of forage crops has occupied our atten-tion many years, and we are constantly on the alert fornew varieties. Turkestan Alfalfa we believe to be the mostimportant introduction in late years. Its value can hardlybe estimated, but without doubt it will add millions of dol-lars to the annual hay crop of the United States. Value as a Fodder Plant on Dry, Arid Soils.—The climateof Turkestan is not unlike that of our interior States, beingfar removed from the ocean and surrounded by wide ex-panses of dry land. The summers are very hot and long,and in many places the evaporation exceeds the quantityof moisture that has fallen during the year. The inhabi-tants are mainly employed raising cattle and here it is thisAlfalfa grows and flourishes. We have every reason to b
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