Show Alfalfa Does Not Thrive With Too Much l Water Vater There Is an no old tradition among farmers of experience to the lie effect II that alfalfa will not gro grow v well with wet feet If Jt the land lies approximately approximately level le with the river It Is probable probable able that the water stands rather high In the soil at all nil times There should be he four or five feet between the surface nod and the lye ground water level If alfalfa Is to make any kind ot of satisfactory growth Neither does docs alfalfa stand much Ing If rr water was to stand standon on an nn alfalfa field for several days to n a week weel It probably would cause some damage This land would be better hetter suited to timothy red rell top and clover cloer and to some of the lie tilled crops than to a permanent stand or of alfalfa Should yc you u find however that the water level leel Is low In 10 the land lont It may be that the alfalfa will grow satisfactorily |