. Alfalfa farming in America. Alfalfa. GROWING BY IRRIGATION. 291 the 600', and it should come out below clear. If muddy, you are cutting the land somewhere down the line, and losing some of your seed, besides putting the land in bad condition for your mowers. The land should be irrigated until it looks black, which it will with sub-irrigation from one furrow to another; then keep It nice and moist so that the seed will all sprout and come up. If old land is used there may be trouble with weeds, which. IRRIGATING ALFALFA IN MEXICO. will have to be mown off, and if this is not sufficient, they
. Alfalfa farming in America. Alfalfa. GROWING BY IRRIGATION. 291 the 600', and it should come out below clear. If muddy, you are cutting the land somewhere down the line, and losing some of your seed, besides putting the land in bad condition for your mowers. The land should be irrigated until it looks black, which it will with sub-irrigation from one furrow to another; then keep It nice and moist so that the seed will all sprout and come up. If old land is used there may be trouble with weeds, which. IRRIGATING ALFALFA IN MEXICO. will have to be mown off, and if this is not sufficient, they will have to be pulled out by hand. In irrigating always irrigate enough to keep the leaves wide and a beautiful green color. Should they look a dusty color and a little pinched, they lack water and the alfalfa will soon bud and bloom, perhaps 6" or 8" high, where if given sufficient water your alfalfa will grow at the rate of an inch a day, and be ready to cut when about one-fourth or one-half in bloom, about every thirty-five or. 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 Wing, Joseph E. (Joseph Elwyn), 1861-1915. Chincago, Ill. , Sanders publishing company
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