Show federal grades for alfalfa suggested department of A agriculture culture P plans lans are outlined i jjr Prep spared ired by the united states state ot of agriculture federal grades tor for alfalfa are contemplated tem plated in investigational work now being done by the united states department part ment of agriculture preliminary studies in operation cooperation co with state qz experiment peri ment stations the few months have included the coi collating lating of all data obtainable ou oil the relative weight and feeding value of leaves and rid stews rel relative a reeding feeding of different cuttings at various stages of maturity losses due to io leaching mechanical losses incurred lu in curing and the results of feeding experiments wit with h stack sweated and stack atack burned at falfa studies have I 1 also been made of the relative imp importance ortance of alfalfa production iq in different parta of th tho a united states and of the volume of re filuta in barlo various u a marketa A number of bales balea of alfalfa hay have 1 a ve heen been obtained at various points in the west went by the kansas city office of I 1 the hay teed and seed division of the department and forwarded to the tha departments department dep artmen ts hay laboratory at wash W sh ington detailed Do De studies of these balea are being made to determine statistical facts regarding color texture and foreign material ing factors puring the coming summer representatives senta tives of the department will wil I 1 visit Y the principal alfalfa markets markeis and producing areas to make it 0 thorough survey of 0 existing grades and marketing practices to secure samples rumples persons interested interest eid in the grading r of alfalfa fd and who hao bave constructive A suggestions to offer are invited in to correspond with elih the tha bureau of agriculture 0 al economics united states depart 4 leont of agriculture washington D 0 s |