The book of alfalfa; history, cultivation and meritsIts uses as a forage and fertilizer . ect of the clipping was to causethe crop to become more stalky, and spread out moreover the ground. None of the crop was removed fromthe soil last year, the three clippings being allowed toremain about the roots as a mulch. This was regarded ashighly important and its effect was noticeable in the per-fect manner in which the crop passed through the win-ter. Early this spring it started to grow and on April 18the plants averaged 12 inches high all over the tract. is a firm believer in the
The book of alfalfa; history, cultivation and meritsIts uses as a forage and fertilizer . ect of the clipping was to causethe crop to become more stalky, and spread out moreover the ground. None of the crop was removed fromthe soil last year, the three clippings being allowed toremain about the roots as a mulch. This was regarded ashighly important and its effect was noticeable in the per-fect manner in which the crop passed through the win-ter. Early this spring it started to grow and on April 18the plants averaged 12 inches high all over the tract. is a firm believer in the efficacy of thebacterial treatment of the seed before planting. He at-tributes the wonderful growth of this crop to the effect ofthe organisms produced by inoculation. It is interestingto note the effect of the top-dressing which was applied totwo acres of the tract. The crop on that part of theground is larger and more luxuriant than the part thatreceived no dressing. The crop all over the tract appearsvigorous and healthy, but the two acres show a decidedimprovement and Cutting Alfalfa in Southern California
Size: 2085px × 1199px
Photo credit: © The Reading Room / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookcentury1900, bookdecade1900, booksubjectalfalfa, bookyear1908
