The Progress., 1894-10-13
A SPLENDID PAPER.
,fh.,tion of Great importance Discussed
by MtW l. fo;ter' Of caddO'

nv MT, ", L. 20 ~ ~ NhHNNi
nay and Forage cr''pH-"h"' t" Plant
u,sn to Cur aud :iow 70 Cure"
What a vast subject, How the
tk,,;r,n of thought lifts and spread.
gaezp,nds as we contemplate it
In sweet and fresh and exhilarat.
H,,lra mental perfume of the antici.
Lied hay crop. One cannot be ex.
stad to do even partial justice tc
snbipct in the short time admis,
Liza here. Did not Phares and
ALa,s work and write and talk fol
ara and VET almost every day bring
1th something new? Have not
vss Of hundreds Of pages beer
ratep. only to I've continued by sub
S.,ueut writer's, and the subject pur'
Avd further into the realms of the
,soowns Have not chemists and
tsblsts and agricultural papers ano
wriuaental stations given to the
.rd the results of their investiga,
ea and still the half has never
IN told, an | the half Of that hall
not been heard and understood
dpaeticed by our people. Whal
knlief to turn from the mOnOtOnous
Nm Of acres upon acres Of cotton tC
ssmall SPOT Of hay field. WHAT &
ssant change from the harsh
rplng Of the affection pillow to the
ny click of the mower, IS it COLI
the waving grass into nutritious
"a
Bit what are the best hay and for.
ecrops? Is it the lordly amber
ue that springs up in night
most, and ~ Il day is cut down only
brse sgain and wave it's modelling
anes as il III detiauce IF man to dc
harm? is it the waving, rustling
im millpt that bows gracefully il
summsr bre' re, as If ccquettinp
HI the onlookeI? DC is it the soft
lvelvety Alfalfa that grows faster
hl u mortgage on a farm; and
BPS green the 365 days and even
tald honrs in the ear? Is it The
-the poor mans friend that
fvss WI b a vlgor seeming lndica
Nof its knowledge that it's mission
sgrantl une-to enrich both lane
aownsr, and pass away into hu,
nto furnish lie and energy to the
aygliug crops that shall succeed i
tue next year Or two? Or is i
siowly, unpretentiJus Japan clover
1t COMES ia the out-of-the- wa,
leas, on bitches, Sullle., sand beds
gxherp, and like the small boy
pr needs q toe-hold, when it vii
bow everything else out Of it's wa,
dtake POSSESSION?
ln what follows, Understand tina
~ not giving the cries -eithe
asone else's or my own-but N.
Individual practice, or expert
PITS and shall give no reasons TO
practice, save what | get satisfac
results thereform Further,
not expect to tell anything new t.
audience only to recall to then
aemhrance facts they kCew AIT
INTO practice before king cotto
Ted his shackles about our limb
20 played up n our tastes tina
palates refuse to accept anything
lureign raised supplies.
'lnt and foremost amorg forag
s'''s % any kind of land. | Civ
palm f,r green feed to ambe
heiieye it will make NOR
A'Hllty considered, TO tha acr,
any other st,lant. | care nc
= chemical a'als ST.. | kno'
sVrk STOCK, cattle and hogs ar
'ohts OF it, aud that very litti
lood Is necessary, even wher
are working regularly. 1t
scat drawback is its exhaustin
VI course, like everythin
y does best on rich lands.
Aed river bottoms, where N
y Alfalfa i, the most phenon
sower | ever heard Of. An eA
VIII Illustrate: In 1893, Eel
~ planted in drills Is inche
IN acres of this plant. In
~ and 20 days l cut it; Gu
= y June 20, July 20, and Al
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