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Show Alfalfa Thrives Best in Well-Prepared Bed Alfalfa does best sowed in a seedbed seed-bed that is firm below the surface but has the surface in good tilth and free from weeds, says John H. Barron of the New York State College of Agri-, culture at Ithaca, N. Y. If alfalfa is seeded with spring grain, fall-plowed land gives best results. re-sults. But if the land was not plowed last fall, it' should be plowed early in. the spring and seeding should be delayed as long as possible. "Alfalfa cannot do well if the land is plowed today and the seed is sowed tomorrow!" tomor-row!" he says. On land that is plowed this spring, the best practice is to plow early and then wait until June 15 or July 1 to sow the seed. At this time, of course, alfalfa would be sowed alone. Alfalfa usually does not do well when it is sowed in either fall-sowed or spring-sowed grain, for even though the seed bed is firm, the surface sur-face is not in good tilth. Then, too, the grain overshadows the alfalfa and tends to choke it out. |