The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-12-09
TELLS awful TALE
Col. Hutchinson Recites His
toriC Case of Alfalfa Cure.
SNATCH ASCETlC OFF ROCK
BY Al kalid, and What Came
of It

Colonel ". K Hutchinson tells about
his experiments with Alfalfa as a fa.ten-
er as follows. To the EDITOR or ne
Ea gle. since DIT shuts interview vas
published concerning the fattcn.ng aual-
ities ~ alfalfa IN Which my name figured.
I have been asked by many persons
about my experiences with that plant
sowed tract Of rough upland in .his
county % alfalfa. IL was shout seven
years ago. / dug out a four feet length
root and failed 70 get probably tv3 Or
three feet more OF its end when che plant
was only three years old. This root
went through three feet 81 joant cay
in reaching water * had 20 SO 6oN1.
about twelve feet, ! think the roots mass
reached water in a general way ia I'VE
years IN spots over the twenty acres To-
day THAI alfalfa. notwtthstandinz mitch
abuse is better than ever in This time
+ there was no crop that could have been
put on thar ground thar would nearly
equal its value. All farm animals in-
Guiding fowls are fond o. So in preference
90 other food. I know of 10 forage
T plant except alfalfa that Is a good slb-
sutute for grain.
HOGS when pastured on lt viii dig down
as FAR as possible Tor alfalfa roots after
devouring the tops Horses fld haif'
day GA prairie hay ana hall On pure ale
faifa can work with Jess grain aaa 90
better than on any other feed that
know Of It's fattening qualities are
great on the lower animals and I have
thought they must be equally so on the
+ higher ones
The variety IN use in American and
Europe 7 believe IS called lucerne r.
probably was brought from Asia ey the
Arabs It's name indicates an ~
origin. II must be 20 some extent DE-
generated from the original plant . 1pai
and Turkestan. Since cur agricultural
department sent an experienced party az
great expense 70 Central Asia b. procara
seeds This department procured what
r. calls Turkestan alfalfa in 1N7 In
North Yakima experiment station. WASH
Ingt0n. 1t Is reported 10 have sent 40
/ many stems from each root three feet
/ high iu eighty days from seeding. Ths
/ under part ~ the leaf On this variety IS
/ fuzzy; ard 1t is exceedingly hardy
Some time since Dr Shuts called bv
/ attention 10 The fact that he had nsada
/ an extract 81 alfalfa seed that De- had
/ taken with fattening ard othere beusac-
/ isl results 20 himself; this had 70 saste
/ OF the seed ] ground alfalfa seed ana 81
/ the proper ion Of five ounces ~ meal ts
"a quart of rye whisky made a mixture
I that has a raw scedy taste when altered
I after standlng several DAYS Ts Is highly
tonical n doses n one or two spoonful
before meals and I believe fs healthy
flesh maker Weighing near two bum
I bred. feared 70 risk setting up a tsafnta-
/ that might lead 20 gross obesity. 80
+ only tested u lightly. Whether there It
most virtue I'm the root. the plant or ths
seed IS question FOR chemistry and med
lcal skill Whether the seed loose~ or
! gains virtue by cooking &c m auv form
+ I know not From some historical or
romantic source there rims throueh nf
mind IN this. connection p story ih1f
ought 20 warn alfalfa experimentars ~
: the danger ~ paasing rapidly from ena
( extreme % another % physical condition
I Where KaHd and bis Aerce ho-dcs sweps
over the Christian provinces ~ Asia
Minor they came upon man perrhet
+ upon s piuacle ~ rock many feef abse2
ground lie was bare headed snd aat-
tered with tatf5ed ruEs before The breeze
KaUd ordered an ofcer who zaa an
apostle from Christianity to Modernism
+ 20 ride up and SEE what ere deg ~
Christian stood in that manner 9u the
danweroue rock FOR The reply from fae
aacetic waa. y was On tae vain ard
casual world q prince and man ~ power.
o7s day ~ blessed memory ] became a
Christian Being 80 overcome ora hear