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Show I Care In Selecting Alfalfa Seed. , If a good stand Is obtained an al- . falfa field continues to produce good crops for years In succession. It Is certainly worth whllo, then, to bo especially careful with regard to this mrst important factor in securing mnxlmum yields tho soed. This Is cmphnslzed by tho fact that tho majority ma-jority of alfalfa failures aro known to bo duo to weeds, tho seeds of which aro frequently sown with tho alfalfa. Tha most common adulterations of alfalfa soed aro bur clover, yollow trefoil tre-foil and swoot clover. Crab grass, rib grass and green nnd yellow foxtail are also found. Hut the worst weed seed found In nlfnlfn seed is fodder. Alfalfa seed rescmblo thoso of red clovor In -size, but differ In not bolng ho uniform In shapo. Tho color should bo light ollvo green or greenish yollow. yol-low. Darkened, discolored nnd shriveled shriv-eled seed should bo discarded, as Its germinating power is low. Plump, woll matured seed produce moro plants nnd stronger plants than do tho small nnd Immature. |