Show more alfalfa seed produced in ohio home grown germ adapted to the farms nearby say agronomists Pre oared ared bv the department ment of agronomy Arr onomy ohio state university service increased interest in alfalfa seed production Is reported from western ohio the department of agronomy at the ohio state university Is receil ing numerous inquiries about methods of harvesting and handling alfalfa seed alfalfa seed production began in commercial quantities in western ohio about since then yields of one halt half to six bushels have been obtained average yields approach two to three bushels thin stands toge her with abundant sunshine and little during blooming periods seem to favor seed production variegated varieties have proved in ohio to be surer seed pro dubers than the common alfalfas higher yields and better quality of seed result when the second rather t than an the third growth Is left for seed agronomists bay that three fourths of the seed pods should be brownish black at harvest time it if a mower with a buncher attachment Is used when the plants are tough less seed is shattered they say this sort of harvesting equipment Is recommended above other devices the fhe seed crop cures rapidly if left in small bunches storage in the barn or a well covered stack or threshing with a clover I 1 uller tiller or well adjusted grain separator should be prompt be cause seed is readily injured by rain the better adapted the variety orl anally used the older the meadow an and d the more seed generations grown the greater the adaptation of this seed will be to farms in the same section aron declare |