Show SOW ALFALFA IN EARLY FALL all danger of interference from weeds la lo avoided plant ie in not it fit start A broat great many people who BOW sow all nl falfa in tho the spring complain that tho weeds take it they do in a great many instances beedis and alfalfa will not be able to occupy tho the samo same ground one or tho the other must gain the upper hand band in short order and tho the weeds are tho the more enduring and the harder to conquer As a consel bonso conso tho the alfalfa la is smothered mothered out by them and along in tho middle ol 01 0 tho the bummer summer you hear another man mal proclaiming that alfalfa ie Is no good weeds woods havo have caused more alfalfa failures fal luree than sour lands wet solle orl poor seedbed preparation the danger la is particularly groat great where the seeding Is done in the spring every weed wood seed in tho the soil la is fighting tor for air enough and warmth enough to sprout and after it sprouts it will fight tight for room enough to make its growth alfalfa Is in not a particularly vigorous plant la in its first few days of life and it la Is tho the first few daya days that count in the growth of alfalfa versus weeds on account of tho the danger from interference ter by tho the weed crop it la Is usually better to sow alfalfa in tho the fall or in lato late summer it will bo be timo time and money saed to put in the seed in the summer fallowing of the land stirring tho the soil enough to keep down each successive weed crop the soil stirring will not only get rid of tho eeds that havo have come up but it will stimulate the remaining seede seeds that are lying in the soil to germination and growth in this way may several su recessive of v weeds beds can bo be disposed of and tho the ground loft left fairly clear for the summer or fall fail seeding of alfalfa winter or earla spring plowing N will III go a long way toward pre preparing a good seedbed for the fall sowing ol 01 alfalfa if it tho the ground needs it turn under considerable quantities of ma nuro when hen it is broken it ilmo la is needed this should bo be spread before the plowing and turned under so it N will III have a chance to thoroughly mix with and sweeten the earth |