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Show her, particularly where tho cutting l 'fl dono by tlio purchased. iiH SHOULD GROW HAIRY VETCH MORE WIDELY , 1 Crop Thrives In Nearly All Soils ' V and Climates. " 'afH Acreage Is Far Delow That of 8everaH 9J - Other LeQumlnoua Forage Plants 9J High Coit of 8eedlng Is H Big Objection. a, . HJ Hairy vetch thrives In nearly aTl '. ' BJ soils and climates, Is probably as BJ widely distributed as any other lc- 1 - BJ gunflnous forage crop, and Is used for ' BJ nearly every purpose for which forage. M 1 crops nro employed. It Is remarkable fl for It; ability to grow on poor soil, flB to resist cold, drought, and alkali, and for its comparative Immunity from In- JBJ sects and diseases. M 1 Dcsplto all these advantages, hairy BJ ' vetch is not ono of .tho major forage flj crops. Tlio ncrcago ts far below thnt Bl of several others of less value. For- jB ' ago specialists of tho United States H I Department of Agriculture say that BB this crop could bo profitably grown on H a great many more farms. natry vetch, with all Its excellent H qualities, Js not without somo ohjee- tlonablo features. Pcrlsps the most H serious Is that it will not stand up- H right without support. As a hay crop, IH ' therefore, It must bo planted with rape M or somo other stiff-stalked crop. There M Is sometimes difficulty In getting a H stnnd and on the other hand In ex- H terminating it when It ts onco estab- B llshcd. flfl I' Tho high cost of seeding hns been B perhaps tho principal factor in pre- B venting Its general use. Specialists B hold out no hopo for cheap seed, but B they assert that the advantages of tia ' B crop are sufficient to Justify Its plant- B lng oven at high cost. Tills Is partial- ,B laily true, they say, In tho stntcs pr B dcrlng on the Great Lakes and In most B of tho Atlantic nnd Gulf const stalls, H Tho subject of seed production in BBj various localities Is discussed In de- MM tall In Department Bulletin 870, co'pl6s ,H of which uro avallablo to Interested jH persons, freo oh application. H |