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Show ALFALFA THE KING Grown on Western Sagebrush Desert or Any Other Soil. Question of Feeding for Stock an Interesting In-teresting One So-Called "New" Clover When Once Planted Grows Luxuriantly. In tho fnrm world tho question of greatest interest in recent yoars has boon tho feeding vnluo of alfalfa. In Bplto of much Incredulity nnd some projudlco tho plant has fully provon Its superior profitableness to tho farmers farm-ers of tho western statos, especially tho southwest. This Bo-callod "now" clover Is as old as human history. It grow in contrnl Asia, whero tho racoa of Europo originated. origi-nated. Tho ancient Crocks and Romans Ro-mans know nnd vnlucd it. Tho Moors Introduced It to Spain; henco Its Arnblc name, alfnlfa, moaning "tho best fodder." Tho Spaniards brought it to tho Pacific coast ono dobt tit least which America owes to Spain. Even on tho Atlontlc coaBt, where It Is most positively looked on ns "now," Corn from a Dry Farm. - It has boon cultivated In a Bmnll wa for 160 years In Now York, Ponnsyl vunlu and tho Carollnns. Once successfully planted, alfalfi grows with wonderful luxuriance, nnt as many ns 11 cuttings of it in oik senson are mado in California It wll grow In most soils on tho sngehrusl desert of tho westorn stntcB or tin clay and gravel of Now York.. It h grown profitably in almost overy stat( and territory of tho United States-Maine, States-Maine, Now Hampshire and Alaska being all that are left In tho "experimental" "experi-mental" stage. Tho Wisconsin oxporlmont station says that ono aero of nlfnlfa yields nm much protein (the milk and meat producer) pro-ducer) ns three acres of clovor or nine of timothy or 12 of bronio grass. Alfalfa iu worth $1C to $35 on tho market and $35 to $00 as feed for stock. Land In Nebraska and western Knnsna that n fow years ngo was considered con-sidered barren Is pnying $15 to $25 an aero in alfalfa. All kinds of stock relish and thrlvo on nlfalfn hay. Feedors In thowest clnlm to be able to put fnt cattle on tho market 20 to 30 per cent, chenpor with alfalfa, as balancq of feed, than on corn alone. Careful feeding tosts at tho Utah station ylolded this result: re-sult: To produco 705.C1 pounds of beef thero aro required 10,083 pounds of shredded corn fodder, or 11,000 pounds of red clovor hay, or 9,575 pounds of timothy hay, but only 7,182 of alfalfa hay. |
