Show ALFALFA IS PROLIFIC CROP reasonably mardy and yield Is considerably sider ably above alseike alsike or millet t most succulent clover 7 WALTER B LEUTZ there were three cuttings ot alfalfa last summer even in the drought stricken districts of the middle west farther south and west three to five crops were secured this proves ones more that alfalfa Is the most prolific of clovers and that it Is reasonably hardy its total yield Is considerably above that of alseike alsike or millet both of which afford heavy and valuable fodder crops the yield of alfalfa averages more than a ton to the acre tor each cut ting and two tons is not unusual in a favorable season even tn the more northerly states with their short season the three crops may be count ed on to produce four tons per acre the aggregate value being upwards of 60 there has been a general movement to produce alfalfa in the great dairy districts of the northwest nearly every farmer now has a good sized field of it in localities where it has never been tried up to two years ago auh the hay market on tho high est level ever known it Is well for farmers to know all about this prolific and succulent clover |