Show Alfalfa in the South D During the past pat year in some cotton growing districts in South Carolina alfalfa has been planted planted districts districts where no hay has been raised for many decades of years It seems to have excited the people wonderfully and they are are now saying that with ha hay at 25 per ton alfalfa is a strong rival of cotton Alfalfa makes fine hay if put up right It is good pasture for sheep and pigs But the people down there should remember berthat ber ler that if extensively cultivated th the hay will not long be worth 25 25 per ton In South Carolina alfalfa should y yield eld five tons per acre cre and when generally grown about 8 8 per ton is about all that can be realized for it But ought to be pretty good for a crop that needs to be planted only once in five or six years and requires very little attention until the time for mowing comes It is certainly the lazy mans man's crop In South Carolina Italian grass ought to be a good good thing to plant It will yield about seven tons per acre the first year and five tons the second year And if the South Carolina cotton otton 1 planter fanter would not crowd his cotton lands but devote a portion of or them to alfalfa vegetables fruit English walnuts and other crops he would make more m money ne in I. I the end and have more comforts |