. "Alfalfa"; a handbook for the alfalfa grower and student. Alfalfa. merits in defense of this much-abused crop. We say it is easy to get a catch of timothy; that it seldom winter-kills; that it lasts for several years; that the hay is easy to cut and cure; that the harvest of timothy for hay or seed comes at a time when it does not compete seriously with other farm work. I But in the final analysis it still remains that timothy produces the least amount of feed and the poorest quality of feed for cattle when compared with clover or alfalfa. Can we afford at this crit- ical period to
. "Alfalfa"; a handbook for the alfalfa grower and student. Alfalfa. merits in defense of this much-abused crop. We say it is easy to get a catch of timothy; that it seldom winter-kills; that it lasts for several years; that the hay is easy to cut and cure; that the harvest of timothy for hay or seed comes at a time when it does not compete seriously with other farm work. I But in the final analysis it still remains that timothy produces the least amount of feed and the poorest quality of feed for cattle when compared with clover or alfalfa. Can we afford at this crit- ical period to expend our valuable time—our high-priced labor on a crop that produces so little—that gives such minor returns as does TIMOTHY ALFALFA. Fig. 6. Alfalfa vs. Timothy. This illustration shows (i) the deeper and far superior root feeding system of alfalfa (2) the nitrogen supplying nodule growths on alfalfa roots (3) the length of the new stem sprouts growing at the base of the plant, when alfalfa is in full bloom and past the proper cutting stage. timothy? Of course there are conditions where timothy is more advantageous than alfalfa but on the $2C0 lands of our livestock farmers it will continue and must continue to give way in importance 10. 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 Graber, L. F. (Laurence Frederick), 1887-. Madison, Wis. , L. F. Graber
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