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CAMPAIGNING
FOR ALFALFA
Inject of the Work and Results
. UDtauieG ontf .91, me
Prominent ftatares.
GOING TO THE FA1EJ HOMES
Thirteen Campaigns Havs &n Csr
sted on (K Michigan,' onia and Wi
: nolo Maiden's Plan Meets Warm
, ReospVoA With tea Farmers.
prof. P. ty Hold,' director of the
Agrtcultaral Extension Department of
the International Harvester Company
of New Jersey, baa planned and pat
Into operation a sew method of e
' tending agricultural knowledge.
Holden waa tbo originator of agrl-
cultural demonstration trains; ef at
rleultural abort coursse, and many
otter effective plana, through the
agency of which million or dollars
have been added to the, agricultural
wealth of tbia country.
The lateat plan ef Holden ia to
place alfalfa noon svery farm. There
are three prominent features in hia
plan:
11). The Introduction a compare,
tjrsly new crop Into the Corn
Bait. Southern and Euatero
atatea.
(I).,aptnf direct to tbo bomea of the
fanners, where meetings are
beld .la the fields, and success
and failure discussed according
to local conditions.
(J) Tbo nee of that moat modern to
bede the automobile,
piirpooa of Campaign.
Tbo primary purpose of the cany
ifsign Is to show ths American farmer
Ithat alfajfa U the moat profltaMe croc
!b can grow; that it ean be grown
profitably upon srsry tarra; that It en
1 riches the soil; Increases farm r slues;
Umulates lies stock growing and dal
trying, produces double that of othet
'hay crops, and la better feed.
1 TUrtaen oampalKis bars thua fat
jbosa auooeaafully co-.idustsd In Mich-
leu Ohio sad Illinois.
tome of the Results,
Results of the Kent coanty (Mich.)
sampalgn are:
1(1) Biz thousand farmers visited a)
their bomea during a Bra-da)
campaign.
(I), Thirty -two msetlnga beld.
'(I) Three hundred and sersntyflri
mllea traveled by the Alfalfa Au
tomoblle Train.
.(4) Alias hundred and thirty-six alfalfs
: talks mads by the Holden atail
of alfalfa lecturers.
' (I) Man applications for similar cam
paigns from all parts of ths
Uniud States.
The Kent county campaign has bewt
ffcollowsd by oampalgna In Allegan
! Barry. Ortad-Trararss and Bt Claii
oouaUes, Michigan; Van Wort. Marlon,
'fultoa. Williams and Champaign coun
Uaa, Ohio; - and Sangamon, DuPag
sad Kaas coa&Uea, Ullnola.
Great Masting In Ohio.
At one meeting la Ohio upon thi
I farm of Joseph K. Wing, near Mechan
Icaburg, nearly 4.000 people gathered
fron all parts of Ohio and adjoining
StaifjMo learn mors about alfalfa. Al
thla .great' msatlrg lbs Ohio 8tate Al
falta- Growers' association waa organ
Ued. OtsT 300 antomollea made ut
tbo alfalfa train. It la recorded ai
Ut greatest agricultural assemblag
la the history of Ohio. Other Ohlc
counties where tbo work baa boec
taken ttp report success on every
band.
Sangamon and Kans counties. 1111
oia. bars both conducted great ram
peigna. At ons meeting In Williams
rllle, Ill ort-r 1400 farmer came to
bear tba alfalfa lecturer.
In all of these campaigns which
were conducted within a period ol
about two months nearly 6O.O0O farm
tra bars been reached with the gos
pel of alfalfa.
Aa a result also of the campaign
work It la conserratlrely eeilmatrd
that 100.000 acres of alfalfa will be
Seeded during thia and tne coming
season.
Buck la the result or the Initial work
of campaigning for alfalfa, but vastly
mors than thla taoslMo result has
been acoompllabed. livery farmer
throughout the n gSun white the work
ass contacted Is talking about al
falfa. Tbs ro-operatlon or the schools
la-the territory la a very Important
ass effeetlvs feature. School official,
from ths highest to the lowest, have
over failed to appreciate tbo oppor
Unity.
Pressor lloldea baa expressed
hlxaself as considering U the mont
wonderful experience and the most
boasflcial trip from the farm stand
peial that bo baa ever Uken.
Bat this Is not all wherever the
farmers of any community are Inter
ested la the growing or alfalfa, when
noesthle a follow up man. thorough in
bis knowledge of alfalfa cut tare.
be seat oat to assist them la gelUux
a start Ho wlU live with tbo
farmers aa4 aid them In solving
U ' proeleaas St borne, lie a Ul
go from farm to farm upon re
aast'a&l study aaccesj'and fi1uie.
Before the coealng of 1114 cam
paigna will have bee eoadscted in
oewry part of the Putted Stales and
Canada. IsUirest is growing so rap
Idly that many roasUae haroorraiiUfd
eaaapslg-as and andertahaa tie eork
trlthont tssfclsooo frU las oatstda.
T
ALFALFA
Alfalfa is rich in
feeding value. "
TO PROMOTE ALFALFA.
Burlington . to ' Run Cersblnatibo
Trains Through 8ouf.hern.i0ws and
Northern MissourloOO.Ifalfai
Lsctures to Be Given fn two
. Weska' Campaign 700 Automo
biles to Bs Used la ths Work.
Tbo Chicago, Burlington and Qulncy
railroad will run an alfalfa combina
tion railway and automobile train for
a two weeks' campaign, making about
60 stops In southern Iowa and north
ern Missouri, beginning July 28, 1913,
from Des Moines.
The plan, aa worked out by the Ilur
llngton In co-operation with the Agri
cultural Extension Department of the
International Harvester Company of
New Jersey and the agricultural col
leges, la far in advance of any agri
cultural extension work ever carried
on.
Will Stop at Sixty Points.
Local committees at each of the CO
points on the railroad will arrange for
Are to ten automobiles to carry the
speakers In all directions Into the coun
try to farm homes, school houses and
Inland towns within a radius or from
four to ten miles, where alfalfa lec
tures will bo glren.
During the campaign orer COO al
falfa lecturea wiil be delivered by
the party to as many nudiencea, and
from 500 to TOO automobiles will bo
brought into the servlco of this great
educational movement.
These campalgna are couducted on
strictly co-operative basis.
The pcoplo will provide:
1st A guarantee of at least five to
ten automobiles at each railroad stop
to carry the speakers to the points
In the country where meetings are to
bs held.
2nd. Halls suitable for tbs central
meeting In towns where tralu stops.
3rd. Any . community desiring a
campaign must aend in a request to
tbs railroad, agricultural college co
operating, or to the Agricultural Ex
tension Department, signed by a rep
resentative number of farmers and
business men.
The railroad will provide:
Sleeping cars and dining service for
the alfalfa campaign party, and bag
gage and exhibit cars, literature, etc.
The Agricultural Extension Dept
will provide:
1st Speakers.
2nd. Assistance in organising and
advertising campaign. ,
Srd. Educational charts and other
equipment for Iscture purposes, bulle
tins, literature, ate.
4th. Follow-up men, when possible,
to asulat the farmers In getting a start
with alfalfa.
Hearty co-operation on the part or
the people is absolutely necessary to
make these campaigns successful.
SAVE THE ALFALFA LEAVES.
Sixty Ptr Cant of ths Feeding Value
of Alfalfa In the Leaves Hay
Should be Cut at Right Time
and Cured so aa to Preserve
the Leavee.
Of ths entire alfalfa plant, accord
ing to Kansas bulk-tin 155. the stalk
comprises CO per cent, and the leaf
40 per cent., whereas the quantity of
the protein in the stalk Is only 40 per
cent., while the protein In the leaf la
CO per cent. Moreover only 20 per
rent, or the fat la to be fouud In tho
stalk, while SO por cent, is In tbo louf.
It Is, therefoie, very Important that
alfalfa be harveated at the proper
time, anj carefully handled so that
all the leaves will bs rated.
When poealble to do so It Is best to
cut alfalfa late in the artTiUKri or
r , . . . 1
evening. Pew or rain on the frefhly
i. in 1.
cut a If 4 fa w ill not Injure IL here a 1
tedder Is used. It should bo started in
the rooming as sooii as laost of th
dew Is off and before there Is any dan
ger of knocking off the leaves. It is
often advisable to go ov.v it mi re
than one.
Alfalfa hay is harvcxlrd aud run J
la much tho same ay as clover. v
Save llie Alfalfa Leaves
j mU I 1
Vmtrm
I Sn'fc j IO
let 1 cm
Ftt
I Sssfc J UO
i 1 o
cept that It should be rut as sMn n
the yoeng iroate er fhootn start to
groe at Uie base of the plant
Wbea alfalfa Is loft too long elthnut 1
cutting, the leav fall off and tl..
J stems becomr odr. and the viHd of
the next crop is greetl) redjce-1
MONEY IN ALFALFA.
J. Otis Hnmphrrv. Ju!ge V. 8. IU
trtet court Srrtngflell. Illinota: "You
ran grow alfalfa anywhere la the corn
belt and the crop Is orth tiO an
acre"
Jot'th Wmr of Ohio: "Alfalfa will
pay any farmer f yer cent oa ISM
aa acre Ia4"
THE ARTIST
OF THE PLAINS
i
By EDNA ELLEN WEEKS
Copyright by American
cliir u. l.!L
Cdwln Wliistou. a New Vork gtfd
liewaa. being oruereu oy til daurf k
tea physician to take her to n eooff 1
western climate, where the air It dVyXJ
s weQ as comparatively warm darinO
the-winter months, took board la
ranch boue in txr Mexico, srndlagpfee nearest to infection. The other
hivtlme riding and driving with his
daughter.
One. dsy the two met a cowboy
wboe apiwrnnce was different from
(bone usually occupied in, punching
cows. Ills hair was rather lonjr. and
bis beard waa trimmed to a point. His
eyes were large and wore a dreamy
ex predion. He bowed to the coople
as he passed thein. taking off bis aom
brero with s courtesy not common
among those of hi calling.
The next morulnj; the young man.
rode up to the porch ou which lrgin
la Winrtou was sitting. He carried
before hlut a box. while strapied be
hind him were an nrtlnt's easel, maul
stick and other artistic appurtenances.
Raising bis hat to Miss Winston, bs
Bald
"I noticed rou yesterday when I met
you ami wus seizori with a deslro to
transfer yonr fare to cnuvaa. I have
come to hep that privilege."
The young ludy Old not reply for s
few momeutx. SI10 waa flattered at
the request, but knew that Her ra
titer's ncrinlsMon must be obtained.
"I do not kmrw you," she aald. Hi
the east, where I come from, there Is
a certain formality about aucb mat
ters." "I am called the plains artist," bs
said. "No one hero knows anything
about me, and I bave no Intention of
Informing them. If you will give me
tho required number of sittings I will
come here and do the work on this
porch.'
"And your prlco for the portrait
when It Is finished r
"It shall belong to you,
"Very well. I will ash my father
and will let yon know if yon will come
again."
Tho next morning; the artist of the
plnins rode up to the ranch bouse,
found tho fnlher with his daughter
and obtained bis permission to paint
the portrntt He stipulated that he
was to bave the portrait when it was
finished at whatever price bo should
himself name, provided be wished It,
but It was In no wise obligatory on
him to buy it. Those details baring
been settled, tho artist set up bis easel
on the porch and wns accorded the
first sitting. Mr. Winston took n book
and rend while tho artist put tbs out-
lluo on the canvas.
The portrait grew under the arttet'e
brush not only ( s likeness of ITIss
Winston, but a speaking likeness.
Sometime during the sitting Mr.
Winston was present and sometimes
he waa absent When hp wn" present
the painter worked on the glrl'a dress,
her uanda, Indwd anything but her
face. When her father was absent
MIm Winston waa kept conversing
with her portrncr ami on subjects
that called forth such agreeable Wlo
syncrnsles bs were lis her. These ex
pressions the plainsman trsnsfcrred to
the canvas. Neither father nor daugh
ter knew snythlng about art, but they
knew that something was lielng pro
duced which greatly pleased them.
When it was flulnhed Mr. W1iihU.ii
said to the artist:
"Now, my friend, I confess that you
bave pnlnted my Oni:ghter Just as nhe
Is, and I want the picture. What
shall I pay yon for ItT
"It was understood between n that
you were to have It at your own price."
Hupioee we make It a hundred dol
lars." "Whatever you choose to give."
The buyer wrote a cbsck for Vi
ana toon toe penure. . v awn ion anint
J ' i-i- ..11 11.
had donarted Mr. Winston) sslu to Lis
: " "
sod took tbs picture. When the artist
augnier, i upMw
graph of the Urgent site would coot
that, and a painting Is supposed to bs
better tbsa a photograph."
The daughter aighed. but aald noth
ing. She was sorry that the alttlngt
were ended. She bad never lcn
etitertslned In ber life thst Is. wheu
the plalnimsn bad tven working on
ber features.
At the opening of the warm sesMii
Mr. Winston tnk bis dsnghter ta. k
t the eaat In New York they will
the portrait to a shop to I rratnwt
The proprietor looked at 1. crlli-allf
an.l ak the name of the artist, elm-e It
was not on the canvas. Mr. Wlnst.u
oted Mm why be wiahed to know,
and the reply was thst It seemed ti
te fine work. This etrl!id the owner's
rurexltr and be Irtniel t an exi--rt 1 1
look at It.
"It-s a Keocan'." sM the man
stooping to fail the artl'-lV f.sin
"Kennard H a qurr -hap. V"inrtrr.
In a freak he wltl pt a raark on k:
rw.ri-lt. Here It Js-lhat jiri1 K
In the l-wr rerner."
"Atxl br U Kenisrd"
"At piwetit the 'v. tpal t":i
rs'r - 'er In AtDeT,'-s. atid ttie e.-noi 14
thltd In ihr-cl
"v,I iTHiar e ti5nt-4 t:ip .
or." arj w!at tnuld yxi ohiij.
f jtr j rW for tV w.-i. "
"Oh. you an 1 . t nf !iee f
Or t ffrt li
"Wlce !C-"'nr. n.W; ; -the
i.'.tilhil Wir 'e
"Trjl-? te ftv .- it tr:''!
Afr e!l Krr.rurd r ' '
pr ..- ' r !" t.e ;-r:. : f r
ef ; : Vi.-InU r. S id 4 ;
Their Problem
By MARTIN CASYOCRT
CopyrtrM by Aiutk-b 1Ts A
My ai. Mui!r M , fcKif
admirer of ths lntrorrttre school ef
1 fiction. She la also ambitious to scri-
ble. You as aspirant fur fame la the
literary field usually twvtn by atuuyn-
er tag to ropy the author the coualoer
nearest to rfectlon.
day Moll brought mo a story and
asked me to read and eri!k-t It. 1
saw at once that she had been trying
to duplicate the two famous author
who Inaugurated aud head the lutro-
spectJro school She called It "Theft
Problem." I agreed to read a chapter
or two whCs she waited.
A girl sat before sa open firs eta-
broldertns. A dainty allppervd toe
peeped from toe edge of ber gown.
She looked at tho clock that marked
the hour of seventeen minutes to
Ens was expecting a youug man to
risit ber.
Will ha propose tonight. ahs ask
sd herself, "or will ho spend sereral
mors months dallying! And a in I
ready to give him a definite answer?
What does my heart Bay? Valnlj J
bare asked the question. Is be In
doubt as to hia own heart, or are there
practical reasona for this delay? la
no a delayer or a trifler?"
8he .dropped her work In ber lap.
supported ber temple with ber fair.
round hand and peered Into tho fire.
She had asked herself seven qui
tlens and had no answer for any ous
of them. Having sn analytical mind.
she set herself to the tssk of unrarel
Ing the problem of which they were a
part, beginning with one that concerned
ber own Inner consciousness. "Know
thyself," aald the Greek philosopher
If I do not know my own mind, bow
can I expect John to know his? Let
me first determine that on which all
the rest depend. Do I lore him?
"What Is love? Poets bare sung It,
artists bars painted It, but who haa
told ua what It is."
Hers st ths outset Gwendolen was
balked la her queries, flow could shs
determine whether or no she lored
John when she did not know what
lovo Is? "Cither I must define lore."
she roused, "or I shall not be ready
with bis answer when he comes."
She took op a box of bonbons bs
bad Bent her that oft.rnoon, and, In
closing one of them Nit ween ber fore
finger and thumb the nails were
pored In pointed atylesha put It te-
tween ber coral lips, lilting It with her
whlto teeth. Then shs sat herself 10
the task of defining lore.
Huppono," she Bald, "I make a few
hypotheses ss to ths nature of lora
Thus perhsps I may bo able to select
the one that nearest fits my own
case.
"A man la attentive to a glrL lis
sends ber f;audy aud flowers. Rho
ear the candy and inhales tbs dell-
clous odor of ths flower. Hhe con
siders the donor nice. Ho continues
tbeae trifling gifts. He pays her com
pliments. , Fbo come to consider bin)
very nice. Suddenly bo reuses his at
tentions and bestows them on another
glrL The first Is furious.
"Is this a coso of true lore?
"A girl goes to a matinee. Ths
hero of the drama thrills her. She
goes again and again, never contented
unJss looking upon his noble features,
listening to the godlike sentiment bo
expresses in his deep melodious voUe.
He le pointed out to her on the
street In rhetkerlward suit. Ills head
la a third stnsller thsn when on ths
stage. His Human nose t, become a
nug. Rhe hear Mm make a coarse
remark. Rlie turns away, sadder aud
wWr.
"Is this lore?
"A young moo sees a girl at a win
dow, hbe lock down uon btm for a
moment, and ttteir eyes meet A ciaa-
I destine affair Is the result The girl j
I Is Intended for a splendid marriage, 1
J w her ess her sdmlrer Is a poor artist !
' Fhe Is kept s prisoner, but finds op- j
, portualty sr flight snd marries ber j
artist Ths depth of th p:i5on m- 1
tween them has overcome sll ol.su- 1
dee.
"This Is lore."
For a moment Oweudln's rye
brightened under the l'lf thst she
bnd solved tbe tvVftn. but lh bH
she olghed.
"IIw long wia It last r I
There ws snth-r diw-ooragvtneoC
o i-pim-etl-rtl b;.d Ueu lua In Lvf
perrnts or any on eie'e to J-hm'a at
tention; nofh'ng t llaAlm that flstoe
he considered nerreary Is Irse tn
John wss pfxMwlac la tbs turoel iy
ef men wkws Lsve saet sirle they
to mirrr. meotllnr rasdr. aWws rs. thes- !
ter tttets snd ssrh Ciflm es rr t
for a rotmar Udr ts rr-A
1 !ia 1 read ttue fsr wbs I iLrew I
don the Danurtr4 Uniitieot.'y
m read on s little legvf. nn.,
ples-'ed Molly
at wtne next?"
-Vbst isext? Wfiy. JoLa, h
ta'e t-U feewg Vr
"P.-r tew luntT"
tbe sett br T."
-WVo oV I key tfc tetSefsTT
-wr.. at
tie tA f 1U elory. sf
11.- rtjt'.-'-rT'
"I -rtr n "
'K.-ilj.- I Si. teslfsL TV
air tr . r : t- ft ttr.?g It
wart '--
I tr. y ie V. ' r &Ut r
tree .n '. ?' e'-. - I
If I 1: 1 U e . ft- f -
crit jtf . It .
ALFALFA
Alfalfa thoukl be grown
oa every ftm. Mk
ALFALFA CNRICHtt THf LAND
Besides rreiKl'fj Mara Atsaiant
Harvests Attarfa Aswa Kan F1
H thsj salt ter t Una at
OtHee Croaa.
Alfalra earfu l ea t.ve sotL Xha rta
of the alfalfa plant peaetrst IJ ts
u feet lata ths sull -far bays ths
reach of corn, a beat osts ard
other ahallow trolls rlsuta la
tbia way potash, iNosphon and Ah
er slenianta of plant food ara dram
np from below through tbs roots at
tbs alfalfa plant sad stored la ths
apper soil for the use of other crop.
Tbs experiment set forth ta the ae
conipning chart was mads ta Can
ads, a hers It ana found that alfalfa
Alfalfa Enriches the Land
Wheal la,rwAm
AlUttsSod 1 sai a
Timothy Sod 43.
Bsrley
Aiuiis Sod jefeyesa ao.
Timothy Sod BtiZM 80.
Com
Alfalfa Sod s-ry.'eaj g
"ftmothySod PBT1 It.
soj yiolJod 61.(1 bushels of wheat per
arm, as coinpuiod with 43 bushels on
tlnothy md.
liKrloy ) ! Lle l 30 bushels per sort
on slfnlfa nod, and only SO bushels 00
timothy sod. f'nntla la not a nut
country, jet ths experiments show
similar results. Alfalfa sod ylolded
Si bushela per acre of corn, a cum
psred 1th U tusli.'ls on timothy sod
This is only ous of many such expert
nients which lvn tho asms results
provlug alfalfa to bo a soil enrluhiiig
crop.
ALFALFA MOS'i VALUAILI CR0f
Pur Aore Value i'lvs Tlmss Mora
Than CloverOoms Wliosnslii
Csnsus Mguria Which Talk
for Then.aslvaa.
According te the 1110 cvuias of ths
hay crop, tbs suits of Wisconsin grew
iK.'ino acres of iilfnira, which averaged
s tons pr rirra for ths entire slattf,
am' the uvoiki's acre value of ths
crAp ai 131,00, During ths lame
Jfar tjie combined aereiign of timothy
and ctovor aversed l.fl tons per acre,
valued at $M.0o. It costs uo mwrs to
grow an acre of alfalfa than It does
io grow an acre of timothy or clover,
l lie averagn cost ut growing an acre
of ctovor or timothy Is approximately
IIO.oo, Tbua ths farmer would cleat
14.00 per aero In growing thsss crops,
whereas if hs grew alfalfa bs would
mako a profit of (21.00 per acre, or
Alfalfa Motf Valuabb
Forage Crop
Wteeooilnllay Crop, If II
Ve
4rf Av.YleU ttK.
Atfslfs M.OfJ(l 2.A Tens 531
Timothy 707,000 1.4 " 14
Oevrr IkO.OOO 1.7 M 14
Timothy I
Uever I
ovor fire times tho Income recslved
irt.ru ooy ons of tho other bay crops,
Tim littest reports from Wisconsin
h.iw nearly sO.O'xt seres mt4 to al
falfs ii It aa set rage of shout tout
tons ta ths acre
ALFALFA RICH IN PHOTSIff
With 12J Ptr Ct. sf DlgestlbU
Protsln, Alfalfa wrpsssst gn
VYhest Bran n Fssdlnf VIm,
Alfalfa bM high feeding tab, ss
huan by Ibe chart blw, taken
.'rum t'aiifotn'a l.tit. No, 122. This Is
due to Its dig"! IMIIy an4 if s r o hM
li ra. Alfalfs Is rh la Arm,m titn-
tela vfckn i tK hmm miA w.w,,l""' fn tnt neeee-
bsllXog fUm-ut. V i '" rifH iu ol
'
Mi
MJUA
tntaV ( -''-.aa4 Str-Asfs.
hv ptnu-Ji le li tmttf tmm avt
f It is .w4si'r tMMWf v a
fsrfVei f as.: S4f Utr TC jrrew
I A3 ISA'S- aS-'Mt hSS 'tmJU
. 0.t U4 A ee.1i se f4 ls
' Sfira 4t AM 0.m
to" u wen
A '.? st 'ws m a pKffmff.-r
i4w. tv mrr&tat fa arj
mU trm $4 m: m as4 i
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ALFALFA MOST
PROFITABLE CROP
!:Add$ FertRtty to the ScH-Yielch
Ttm to Four Crcp$ of Ha
Each Ytar In tht Corn BelL
EXCELS .EVERY OTHER CROP"
1
i .
(Tha lwsduttlew a Altelfs at a Ge
seal Farm Cra in tfvs United ttttta
I Wilt fttvalattsnlta AsHesrhirs-
Means Mara Lira ttetk, ftetttr
ail and Larftr Rstwma From
ths Craaa That Follsax
F teftOf, r O. H0LDKN, Dlrsctcr
Aarlcwrtural EatsnKsn Dtpartmsnt
! International Harrsatar Ca. at New
Jerasy.
Alfalfa Should be Grovn 1
on Every Farm
1. It It i profltabltt crop. ;
2. Immscs firm vklie.
3. Exctb every other crop :
In yield ptr scrs
la feeding v.Mue
At t drouth register
All toll enrkhcr.
4. No hirdrr to crow than dover.
5, Male a becinnlntf tttrt bow
grow tome iifiUi.
Hrpeated etpsrlniehts tnsds by ths
aftTlciiltuial colleges, and ths results
obtained by ths actual growers of aU
falfa In tho semlsrlJ sect loos of ths
west, throughout the corn belt states,
and In the south and east, are conclu
sive svldeucs or the great value of
alfalfa.
Titers are few farmers whoss profits
would not bo Increased greatly by rais
ing alfalfa, livery farmer should altu
to produce, ta far ' possible, hia
foodstuffs upou bit own farm.
During ths last fsw years, ths area.
devoted to alfalra hat greatly In
creased In the region west of tho Mis
souri river, snd It Is certain that
there will bs an equally rapid In
uresis throughout tbs sastera and
southern parts of ths United Btntes.
Many of ths attempts la the past
to grow alfalra lu the humid regions
have failed, but with our present
knowledge of ths requirements of tbe
crop there will bs little, if any, more
iroutile in securing a stand.
Alfalfa will sonu be grown abun
dantly and profltahly upon every farm.
It Is no mure difficult to grow than
clover snd given doubts ths yield. Ths
deep routing habit or alfalra ensiles
It to resist drouth when clover, tim
othy, blue grass and other foraga
grasses dls for want of molstiro. Al
falfa roots grow deep Into ths soil
far beyond tbs roots of otbar plants.
Its drouth resisting power la of h
greater Importance than its great
value as a soli enrlcher. Tbo long
roots bring phosphorus, potash and
other I'IhiiI foods from below and
slurs tiieirt lu ths upper soil for ths
use of other plants, experiments show
g rent ly Incressed yields of other crops
grown upon alfalfa sod.
Alfslfa is rich la protein ths most
essential element In feed to fnaka
bone, blood and tassels In growing ant
male.
Why Ws Nssd Alfalfa.
There Is no combination of feeds
m economical for the production of
beef, pork, mutton, butter and eggs.
si corn snd alfalfa. Neither will givs
ths beat results alone. Ws heed alfal
fa because It balances up ths corn
ration and sires the large waste of
fsnh which always takes plies
where corn Is fed alotie. Ws need
Half because ws can by means of it
rrow on tir own farms tbe protein
tnorm rroflfably than we can buy it la
feed rtotfs. We aeeif alfalfa berauss
I' t't''. fbo soil enables as ta
grow 1rrr crops of corn and oafs.
Ws bed alfalfa betausa It prodifcoa
on an avers doable tbe feed value
per acre of tlotsr of any other forage
frcp.
AeVlMsfe ts ifieewfat.
fa filoti a her- alfalfs has not
Mf " "ol gfcrund by sos-
ing hr-e or four bugs of soil s eared
fftw s field where alf4la or sweet
U't'T fcas t-en fro a tot S.
iuttmUf of years; or ahcrr It
le ve eonveri M, artificial cul
fofe, sitffi s 'fci'fs.o." "r.irino
j efc, tnr tfrplJed. Wlors
alfalfa his h'A rrowa before IL
i fike the Hi Terence; betweta Soo
! t0 (M failure
. AK:f f ttentiels.
A wM fff'j.nred. frm, soll.f eeoTr
Kmf, fUtttf of rjat4 ttanjrs,
' sad felk.w Ut kKJ the ee t. are rxst
' fsr.frTif.. Urns? Tes, one to tao
tt as re. 4 by all n eens Ms
tmUf. f;ro-iet i" aef for eors af
XA rt4 for alfalfa.
' Mars a ftatMieaKsr1 New.
' frery fsmer shenld try si lea ah)
1 a eta-vfl seeee sf alfalfa aad If as)
SVies 14 snee-d al fret, tff
; scaift sad OS tfyfag atd be doe
If hs worth (Ike wklie. m
mt - aM
ts tWoatMf tfowe sod
. A fif or win asoet car-
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tM'n'.f rveeed ta wsrla a gocat
r4. if (V serk i kalf dose sa4
en ef eeasnS). yoa) win Seat
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