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Show TIME FOR PLANTING ALFALFA Best Results Secured by Doing Work In Wettest Season of the Year-7 Avoid Crust on Soil. It Is very important when plantinj the seed that no crust should form above it, therefore It is advisable when using a press drill to plant only when the top inch is dry. The drill with chain drags rhould be used in clay soil or in moist weather. Half an inch to an inch is the best depth to plant it in sandy soil, but In clay Icam even les-s is better. The best time to plant alfalfa is the wettest season of the year. The seed is small, it cannot be put in very deep, and if it sprouts and then dries out before the next rain comes it is gone. For this reason we do not recommend fall planting. Some have been successful with late planting and recommend it to their neighbors, but taking it by and large we find that only about 40 per cent obtain a stand, while spring planting gives over 75. when the plowing and other work has been properly done. Cut Down Hors.e'8 Feed. As the hard work eases up on the horses cut down their feed accordingly. accord-ingly. Scours and Thumps. Scours and thumps often cause very serious losses among young pigs. rTbey usually are caused by overfeeding, overfeed-ing, feeding badly spoiled feed, sud; den change in feed or by lack of exercise. ex-ercise. Good Stable for Cows. Many good cows that are well bred and well fed and given proper care utterly fall as milk producers because they do not have a good stable during the winter. |