Show SHOULD GROW HAIRY VETCH MORE WIDELY crop thrives in nearly all soils and climates acreage Is far below that of several other leguminous forage plants high cost of seeding Is big Object objection lon hairy vetch thrives in neatly nil all soils and climates Is probably as widely distributed as any other leguminous gu minous forage crop and Is used for nearly every purpose for w which forage cro crops p s are employed it Is remarkable for its ability to grow on poor ao soil 11 to resist cold drought and alkali and tor for its comparative immunity from insects and diseases despite all these advantages hairy vetch etch Is not one of the major forage crops the acreage Is tar far below that of several others of less value forage specialists of the united states department of agriculture say that this crop could be profitably grown on a great many more farms vetch with ith all its excellent qualities is not without some object tio tlona ble features perhaps the most serious Is that it will not stand upright without support As a hay crop prop therefore it must be planted with rape or some other stiff stalked crop there Is sometimes difficulty in getting a fi stand and on the other hand in ex terminating it when it Is once established the high cost of seeding has been perhaps the principal factor in preventing its general use specialists hold out no hope for cheap seed but they assert that the advantages ot of the crop are sufficient to justify its planting even at high cost this Is baily true they sa in the states bor dering on the great lakes and in most of the atlantic and gulf coast states the subject of seed production in various localities Is discussed in de tall in department bulletin copies of which are available to interested persons free on application |