Show I Enrich Soil for foi Alfalfa Growing Building Up Fertility Most Important According to an Authority IJ fly s. s J. J Harris Harrl nt P t NU e lc ae um tau The first step In growing alfalfa Is U UM to build d Up the f fertility ll ty of soils on which M w it Is II to be planted l unless unless' it is 11 already in good condition When the soil 1011 is acid one to three tons tone of lime should be applied to the acre atre Soil Sol that has been blen neglected or which Is II In a poor state slate of ot t fertility should have hue heavy heny applications of manure ma ma- nure early In the spring The manure should Mould be mixed Into the soil soli with a dl k harrow barrow Then a crop of soy lot beans blans should be grown rown and turned under un un- der In the fall tall the field should be plow plowed l land and allowed allo to lie fallow V during the winter freezes Sow V lespedeza In February February Feb FIl and turn It under when It has haa reached maximum growth which should hould not be he later than September 1 L The crop should b be disked ked well before being turned under tinder Then the lime should he be disked Into the soil 1011 and the field left to stand for tor two weeks 2 Next ext should be he an application of ot GOO COO p pounds pound und of 4 12 fertilizer per acre and another er IH kl nl followed by a section barrow harrow hare bar row and then a Following the two seasons of preparIng preparing preparing pre pre- paring the soil soli at least 23 pounds of ot quality alfalfa seed leed should be sown to the acre by drill or by hand between September 15 and October 15 If the fall seeding does not produce a a full stand another seeding may mRY be made about March 1 to 15 or sooner If It the weather Is favorable ta Double Inoculations give the best results Bacteria cultures and soil sol from from fields fields which have been gro growing alfalfa are good Farmers whose soil BOll Is In a high state of fertility may start their alfalfa crops this fall rail without going through the two seasons of ot preparation mentioned mentioned mentioned men men- above |