Farm crops, their cultivation and management, a non-technical manual for the cultivation, management and improvement of farm crops . tion for pasture purposes and for soil improvement,especially on run-down soils that are best suited for pasture purposes. REFERENCES Clovers and How to Grow Them. Shaw. Kentucky Expt. Station Circular 8. Clover Sickness. Farmers Bulletins, U. S. Dept. of Agriculture: 323. Clover Farming on Northern Jack-Pine Lands. 441. Lespedeza or Japan Clover. 455. Red Clover. 550. Crimson Clover: Growing the Crop. 676. Hard Clover Seed and Its Treatment in Hulling. 693. Bur
Farm crops, their cultivation and management, a non-technical manual for the cultivation, management and improvement of farm crops . tion for pasture purposes and for soil improvement,especially on run-down soils that are best suited for pasture purposes. REFERENCES Clovers and How to Grow Them. Shaw. Kentucky Expt. Station Circular 8. Clover Sickness. Farmers Bulletins, U. S. Dept. of Agriculture: 323. Clover Farming on Northern Jack-Pine Lands. 441. Lespedeza or Japan Clover. 455. Red Clover. 550. Crimson Clover: Growing the Crop. 676. Hard Clover Seed and Its Treatment in Hulling. 693. Bur Clover. CHAPTER 9 Alfalfa Alfalfa is one of the oldest forage crops. Its history has been closelyrelated to that of man throughout past ages. It was highly esteemed bythe ancient Persians as the most important of forage crops, and followedtheir invasion by Xerxes into Greece, 490 B. C. During the early centu-ries of the Christian era it spread throughout the countries of Europe, and itwas brought to North America by the early colonists. It was introducedinto the Eastern colonies under the name of Luzerne. It found its way into. Map of the United States and Canada Showing Acreage ofAlfalfa. Figures = Acres.^ California and other Western states probably by way of South America,and brought with it the Spanish name of alfalfa. Alfalfa is characterized by its deep root system, on which are foundnodules similar to those described under the clovers. The bacteria inthese nodules enable the alfalfa to secure nitrogen directly from the plants are propagated only by seeds. They do not spread, as dosome of the clovers and many of the grasses, by creeping stems and under-ground root stocks. Alfalfa is a perennial and under favorable conditionslives many years and attains a large size. The crowns of the plant become Piper. 1 Courtesy of The Macmillaa Company, N. Y. From Forage Planta and Their Culture, by (121) 122 SUCCESSFUL FARMING much branched and old phi,nts frequently give
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