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Show Agronomy- 9 Edited by Prof. J. C. Hogenson. ' L r ! ABFALFA. Farmers Bulletin No. 339J entitled "Alfalfa," has just been issued by the United States Department of Agriculture. Agri-culture. This bulletin co'ntains a brief resume of the history ancfspreadjgf alfalfa, which is followed with a rather rath-er detailed discussion of the best moans of securing and maintaining a stand of alfalfa. The special features under .this head arc the necessity for inoculation and liming, especially in the East, and the importance of mid summcr or late summer seeding to avoid the weeds of summer on one hand and the danger of winter killing which attends fall-seeded plants on the other. In discussing the utilization of alfalfa al-falfa the relative value of the different differ-ent forms in which it is used is given as cyycll as the best, methods of har-vestingjjfnd har-vestingjjfnd preparing if in its different differ-ent forms for use as feed. A brief, account of alfalfa seed production and alfalfa varieties -is fgivciii The xnc-. mics of alfalfa arc listed and the general gen-eral methods used in Qomlating them are briefly noted. The wide distribution Of alfalfa in this country necessitates different methods of procedure in securing a stand in the various sections. The country is dividctl into seven .sections and specific instructionsv adapted 4o' each arc given separately ' fory each section. This bulletin is intended primarily for people who are about to undertake under-take the production of alfalfa or who have already made unsuccessful attempts at-tempts to establish it on their farms. The Widespread interest at (he pres-ent pres-ent time in the extension of alfalfa makes this bulletin an especially timely one. Wherever alfalfa can be successfully successful-ly ''established it results almost immediately im-mediately in doubling the value of ' the land. This indicates the importance import-ance of the extension of this forage crop. The production of alfalfa during dur-ing the past decade has been greatly increased in many sections of the country where, 'it had been thought impossible produce it. It is found however, Stcyfthc ,fnec&ssary re.- ( . ' ' quircments arc understood and pro- Jw iyided for, that iSuccess, if possible, - fi with this crop under a Enea Ud lygrsi ty d conditions cxtcndcyalmost i throughout the United States. Its W production greatly facilitates the dc- w vclopmcnt of diversified farming scr 1 4fcS r" I essential to the agricultural develop- a ncnt of the country, jp J iThc bulletin is illustrated with a Vk figftrc showing the common weed H see5 found! in al.falfa;lso a figure Q showing the reinarkaplc differences M in thT size of plantsseeded at twoj wccki intervals in the late summer H and early fall, thus impressing arc tlic -m farmer the advantage of sccdingLcar'', B ly lor iUic best results. The 'mowl B of baling as practiced iTvtncTfalfa M districts -of the West is alsilluslrate B This bulletin will be furnished free jB upon application to the United States B Dcpartmcnnof Agriculturcor to Sen- y JB ators, Representatives, 'and Delegates J in Congress. WHERIWEAST,. AND WEST MEET 11 An important feature of the Nation 'til al Stock Show at Denver is the Uusi- T ncssend. This is what makes it so m popular to the stockmen and farmer', of tlic EnU, as well as the West Denver seems to be a natural point where the producers of pure-blooded stock from the Eajst and the producer .orx range stock in the West, can get together From thdrW-est comes the range man and farmer with his -well bred range; cattle, ripe for the feed lot. From the East will come nund,-leds nund,-leds of stock, feeders looking forjust this kind of cattle. The western man will sell hisfeeder cattle to the men of the Easnuvfejjn return will buy the pure bred stQgCTbrought here by the man from theEast.to take back to A. the range and still further improve his flocks and herds. It is this feature fea-ture of the Denver show that is making mak-ing it of such great value to the livestock live-stock industry of the West. During the show week there will be. public v sales of purc-brpd cattle, sheep and hogs and sales of the ibest types of breeding horses. On the other hand, it is expected that here will be over S.ooo fancy feeder cattle on exhibition exhibi-tion and sale and ftiere will be plen-ty plen-ty of buyers 'for alii ' p i' - ! |