The book of alfalfa; history, cultivation and meritsIts uses as a forage and fertilizer . erants in the alfalfaseed planted. Growers often are careless and do notexamine their alfalfa before or at the time of harvesting,and do not reclean their seed after threshing, thus send-ing out among innocent purchasers seed mixed withthose of weeds, inferior grasses and forage plants, andwith various trash which adds bulk and weight but hasno value. The commonest seed adulterants or impuri-ties are those of Sweet clover (Mclilotiis alba) (Illus. |H| ^ ?? H^HI ^^^^^^^1 ^^^jjl i^^m ^V MPi^^^^^^^^H ^^K^M R
The book of alfalfa; history, cultivation and meritsIts uses as a forage and fertilizer . erants in the alfalfaseed planted. Growers often are careless and do notexamine their alfalfa before or at the time of harvesting,and do not reclean their seed after threshing, thus send-ing out among innocent purchasers seed mixed withthose of weeds, inferior grasses and forage plants, andwith various trash which adds bulk and weight but hasno value. The commonest seed adulterants or impuri-ties are those of Sweet clover (Mclilotiis alba) (Illus. |H| ^ ?? H^HI ^^^^^^^1 ^^^jjl i^^m ^V MPi^^^^^^^^H ^^K^M RM l^^gi m^^B^^^ ^^H^g^^H ir^-^-.^T ^T^^I^^H ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^B ^^^^Kffi^uA^S ^ ^JHH^^^H Hi^HHfl^^^^^^^HHI^^^^B ^^^^^?^tl^^^^l ^Bj^^g W~^-. ^-^^^H /•<^^^^^^^^^^B ^B^^ nfl |-.,~,^^^^H ^;^|^^^B ^^^^^K^^^ ^^^^H HJi^fiH^I ^^B^^^^S@mI^^^^^H ^^^^I9H ^^^n H^I^H IHk^^^^I^^I ^M^^l ^P^l ^^^J P^SIl^S^I ?R Hi l9 jfcij^^BfflBSR? ^^r^^J ^^^^^H^ ?Sl^*^ l^HI^^Ba HI Yellow Trefoil Pods The pods of Yellow trefoil are shaped as here shown and contain but a singseed. jNIagnified four diameters. Alfalfa Seed Pods Alfalfa has a spiral pod of two or three turns, often containing five or six seedsMagnified four diameters ? ? K P^p sji^B^ ^ -^-^M^^i^-j^ p^^l ^^ ?-i>^^^^^B ^r ? G ^B ^^t-^-=-^ ^!«** .-?^.--^^^B Pi^^l ^L^^>^_4 ^B^HHH^^ ^r^^L^^^^H n^]r\!^^H PRT^ ?^mg Jj^^^ ^^^^H V ^^M ^w^Bl^H -^-??^^^1 C - .^^^b y.— -J ^l^^^l ^VSlI^^^^^^I lldH^flPil ^v ~- - w& «^H ^KVBfll^^^l ^^^^V v5 ri^lP^^^M ^B^l^^_jS^^^^^^^^^^H K^^^^H ^c^-i^ ^t-^ ^^^H,-*^ \H ^^H^M«! ^^^^H| ^^m^Sly^^-j^K^t^i^ ^^^^^^^1 ^^^^^H ^^^1 HjIQiB^ ? -?.-^ ^^^1 ^^1 ^^H Sweet Clover Pods Magnihed four diameters
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