The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1905-02-22
IT'S AL E HAY.
yThe Feed That Sends Animals into Wild.
Hscstacies.
Nav York Paoker.

or the aeet Arabian courser. he has
fakenthe heavy crimson apple andgiven,
isin matrimony TO the little. white,
marble-faced. dinplo. checked apple
until the offspring we have seen the
Maidea : Blueh.
oH these ere gems in the diadem OF
mans inventive powers, may I now
Introduce TO you o plant that Is the
crowning glory Of mans discovery
while making triumphant strides up.
tho highway Of agriculture. Alfalfa
is calamity killer, o mortgage litter,
9 drouth resiater, an income ptodueer,
aud redeemer of the arid lands Of the
West, lavish in benefcence, in that it
draws support mainly from the asmos-
phere and the cornerstone upon which
10 being laid the unfailing prosperity.
of the West, luxuriant, abundant, uu-
failing, fulfilling every desire as well
as every promise. No sooner had
man begun tosdeplore the saot rnae
the continued cultivation OF his soil
was depicting, exhausting and render.
ing it worthless than he became &C.
quainted with q further fact chat the
legumes, ofahich alfalfa is chief. nos
only dFawe the main supply OF plant
food from the atmosphere for its own
support, but, stores itin tho soil, en-
siching and restoring it rather than
exhausting is as do other plants.
This plant takes the nitrogen from
tbN atmosphere and it is converted
into ine beef for the use Of man. Not
only is shis plant . legume, restoring
and building up impoverished soils,
but it is q perennial. When the seed
are once soWn they possess the
ground; when once established they
grow practically forever, like the trees
Of the forest, and will be left rich
heritage to the children OF those who
planted. Not only legpme and a.
perennial, but its roots are great aud
silent subsoilers. have seen sim
gle root nearly as large as your body.
Withi32 stems from its single crown.
They go down TO Eve, ten, ffty and
over 100 feet into the bowels Of the
earth. Il is equal to an ast tesian
well. 1t loves. water and bores to
reach il. Z: RI a Us. Us.
mot only does it gather its food
from the atmosphere, but it gathers,
the rich mineral elements from tie
subterranean strata below, bringing
them UP, not only FOR it's own aupply,
but depositing il, into the soil, for It's It's
greater fertility.
When We consider the wonderful
root system Of this plant. and Rhen,
we consider It's nature, are We sur.
prised teshear 8of ;:s ;;::s wonders? Can
il be o matter Of surprise. after know ,rlg,'
ing these things, tha.i;t is cut three.
5e;::: se;: ], avo $ anu sometlmes seven times
per annum yielding upon an average.
four tons at thu cutting?
There :is nothing more interesting,
than the converting Of this sappy5
plant int. she dry, palatabie, sweet.
scented new mourn hay, over which
al animals go into eestasies B It. is ra-s
tains iss suconlent efect the aame asf
green grsas, and for filling ) milk pail.
San alfalfa fed COW I'D; equal to IA handy hand q
pump. Il is peculiarly suited FOR the.
nourishmen of young ste eli, promot.
Ing muscle, atreDgth bone. sinea and
growth rather than fat, Tt5iis 8 great;
soalf Il Wssleaner they pref ferripg tito their.
mother mill K. !sy
IS sfy friends faith id alfalfa isE
saaS naltersble E as the laws Of. tho
edes and Persian 1
IsF Fs Sssss:I farmers have been strnsgliag..
beneath cloud of ad daeraity, aud i.
sbelievs8 The q lond 4 are being lifted III
thank od fforev ver and If 81 YOU u otsnnot
indnlg with mo The belief may 3;,ta syon u
indplge ith8 8iins thes hope, that alfalss:.
fa, ii NOT tho bow, iii on & CSC lie bows, 1
Eof promise.
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