Show pr T m tj j ighut bh T fl v rn proper application of water Is secret S of success irrigation in winter Is 1 important hy by PHILO IC III HI INN colorado tural college 1 irrigate ly rather than ihan by long continued so coo kings akings over watering excludes air and the SOIL eoll 2 au an irrigation in the rail fall to in sure soil moisture over ly winter inter la is worth two irrigations lu ili the sp spring ring after tie the soil has been dry dr all win will ter it if moisture mols mois tuie is present over win ter the alfalfa plant makes root and bud growth preparatory tor for next iaea sons ons crop if the suil soil Is dry the plant becomes so dormant that it will take weeks of time lime to develop new buds and root hairs winter mo mos mois s turo ture in ili the soil with frost action BISO also breaks up compacted soil con editions that will help to conserve the subsoil moisture and increase tho the nay hay yield 3 avoid pasturing alfalfa fields especially when wet met 4 cultivate alfalfa fit allda ids early in the spring with ith the alfalfa renovator disk spring tooth harrow or an slie caal alfalfa cultivator for the follow ing reasons 1 to break up compact soil con editions 2 to get air into the soil boll which Is IB very essential 3 to work ork leaves and other organic matter into the soil 4 to break up capillary action thus conserving moisture 6 5 to destroy foxtail sod grass hopper eggs and other pests 6 do not lot ice form over alfafa aleafa fields by winter irrigation for any length of time 6 rowing out the alfalfa hay fjeld affords a letter better system of irrigation than the he ordinary flooding method orten often practiced that so eo often the field to the detriment of the bield or of hay bay 7 cut alfalfa for hay bay when the growth checks and the plant puts out new shoots from the crown IF la usually about the time the plant la Is well ell started to bloom 8 in curing alfalfa tiny hay it should be done in the windrow and cock rather than in the swath as tte tre leaves will shatter if suddenly arld d up in the sun the green leaf Is an important factor in ing the sap in the sterna stems in the cur ing process |