| Show enrich soil for alfalfa growing building up Felti fertility lity most important according to an authority ny R J harris 1 sup superintendent 11 u tt it 8 allu 0 i if 1 HI 11 adu hilali lul loge lege vnus N NU Ser bervic Berv vico lc ahe first step tit in glowing alfalfa is to build up tile fertility of soils u n 1 I 1 tell ach it is to b be a planted unless it Is 18 already lu in good condition 1 hen hell the sol SOIL Is acid one to throe three tons tona of lime should be applied to the nere acre sai that has been neglected c d or which Is in a poor state of fertility should haie hae heavy applications of manure early in the spi ing the manure should be ba mixed into the soil with a disk liar row ronn ihen a crop of soy beaus beang should be burnk 1 under in ti tie e fall the field should be aloi plowed ed arid and agloni allowed ed to lie ile fallow during the winter friezes sow leave atza in I 1 february and tun oun it under w llan it lias ilia reached maximum liali should not be ba later orin sei 1 the crop should sl be ba ell c before turning under llan the lime I 1 be disked into the soil and the field left to stand tor for to mieka next ext I 1 be tin an of GOO COO pounds of 4 12 4 ft I 1 per acre and another disking followed by a section liar iov rind and then a I 1 the two seasons of pro paring the so soil at least 25 15 boindi of quality alfalfa seed should be son to ole flie acre by drill or by hand behean september 15 arid and october 15 it if tie the fall seeding does not produce it full stand another may lie he anide about march I 1 to 15 or sooner it if tile the weather oather i Is favorable double indications give the best results hac ecila culture and sol SOIL from fields have been prow grow ins ing alfalfa a a e good farmers cioe ioe io e soil la Is in a high strite of may start their alfalfa crops tills fall v vi i hout go inq in through two to seasons frea sons of prel inra lion mentioned nod above |
