. "Alfalfa"; a handbook for the alfalfa grower and student. Alfalfa. Alfalfa Haying and the Weather How to Cure the Crop in a Rainy Spell ^TT^ELL, Sam, you are going to have your hands full to get those f I J ten acres cured and dry with this rainy June weather!" ^*^^ It was Sam's neighbor speaking. He had never grown a spear of alfalfa in his life, and he was a little bit envious of the fine stand just across the fence. "Yes," replied Sam, "I'll have my hands full all right, but I am going to have my barns full, too—full of the finest hay in all the world. Worth
. "Alfalfa"; a handbook for the alfalfa grower and student. Alfalfa. Alfalfa Haying and the Weather How to Cure the Crop in a Rainy Spell ^TT^ELL, Sam, you are going to have your hands full to get those f I J ten acres cured and dry with this rainy June weather!" ^*^^ It was Sam's neighbor speaking. He had never grown a spear of alfalfa in his life, and he was a little bit envious of the fine stand just across the fence. "Yes," replied Sam, "I'll have my hands full all right, but I am going to have my barns full, too—full of the finest hay in all the world. Worth twice as much for feeding as the timothy I have been growing and you are still growing. I am not worrying about handling alfalfa, but I was worried for a few years about getting'it ;. Fig. 56. Hay Caps for Rainy Weather. They insure valuable alfalfa hay against weather losses. "Well," interjected the neighbor, "you'll be worried before you get through with it, or I'll miss my guess. This alfalfa business isn't all sunshine and roses. We cut our timothy in July when there's little rain, and it's easy to cure. What are you going to do if it keeps on raining? Your field is ready to cut right now!" Can't Slop Haiii "Let it rain! Can't stop it! They've been talking about the weather now for centuries, but nothing has ever been done about it. Besides, we need rain to push the com and wheat along. If I lose this first crop I'll have two more coming anyway. But I don t in- tend to lose it. " Sam was feeling good-natured in spite of ten rainy days and ten acres of alfalfa anxiously ready to be cut. 69. 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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