Show alfalfa long favored alfalfa came into greece from asia and then was carried to italy several roman farmers told about their farming they said of all the legumes alfalfa Is the best because when it Is sown it lasts ten years because it can be mowed four times or even six times a year and because it improves the soil plowing under crops for green manure was known to be good especially before planting corn clover and field beans were recommended by the best roman farmers as good cattle feed they recommended a three year rotation for crops the land was left bare one year planted to grain the next and followed by some legume the third year many of the methods we consider quite modern to use on our farms observes an authority are really centuries old exchange |