Roosevelt Standard | 1922-01-11 | Page 6 | Alfalfa Needs Much Lime

ALFALFA NEEDS MUCH LIME like other member of legume family it will not thrive well in sour soils the reason why so ninny farmers have tried to grow alfalfa and failed Is due largely to lack of lime in the soil alfalfa in common with all luem hers ben ot of the legume family requires large quantities of lime tor for its growth besides it vw NN ill not grow to advantage in a sour soil this Is probably flue lie to the fact that the bacteria which grow in the nodules on oil its roots cant deeloy in a sour or acid soil the way to get alfalfa started on sour solis soils Is to give them a dressing of lime