Washington County News | 1914-10-01 | Page 6 | Best Soil for Alfalfa

best soil for alfalfa alfalfa seems to do best on sandy loam bolls that havo a good supply of plant food and are well drained though it has been known to have grown in a heavy clay soil it will do well on any coil that will produce wheat or corn the field designed tor alfalfa should be selected with the view of leaving it tor several years tho plant seema to reach its prime in four years and ayi BS a rule be left in a field profitably for seven or eight years no d faculty Is experienced in getting alfalfa out of the field if it la BO derided der ired if a field of it Is plowed in midsummer and kept well cultivated