The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-07-05

are very s1lslt.
Alfalfa should always be planted l
! Itself. never with nurse cloD. sxceI
/, when sown In fhs fall on land while
]. drifts badly When s0wn OH such
! field II may be well TO seed = rec
! OF oats Or barley at the same time
!. the alfalfa is sseded In the fall.
II On land devoid Of hnmus and /
poor physical condition a good arpl
cation OF barlyard manure will be &,
eeedingiy valuable.
/ Inocuiation Is seldom II ever ueces
sary In Oklahoma.
Always start alfalfa In d small wa,
and increase the acreage gradually a.
desired.
Seed some home grown variety 1
| possible 10 secure such strain
There Is very little difference In thu
varieties as commonly sold on tn,
market.
Use nothing but the best seed. Ex
anime for noxions weeds and especi
ally dodder.
Send a sample OF the seed to th,
A. s. NJ. College for termination ant
purity tests before seeding. but do not
walt until week or so before seed
ing time. This test will be made FIRE.
Of charge, and report can be expecf
ed inside OF two weeks after tbo
sample liz received.
Lining the soil has not been foun,
beneficial ON the Station farm ol
either upland or bottom land,
After Treatment.
When weather conditions are yer
nnfayorable tbs young plants nay die
When this occurs reseed OH the sam.
land the following spring or fan
the case may be- Do not let one un
successful trial discourage you.
II the leaves turn yellow or rus
badly or X severely attacked by IL
seets or II weeds grow rank and shad
the young plants 1t should be clipped
Clip whenever the plants begin i 4
even during the frat year.
Use q spring tooth harrow, rene
vator or a disk harrow III the sprin.
JUST before growth starts or jus
after crop ~ removed when the sol l
becomes hard and compact or YER
Weedy. When disk is used se
nearly straight and weight down d,
hat II VIII run the desired depth.
Manure will always give good ri
arms and especially On po0r land an,
vhen the plants are doing poorly.
Do not pasture late In the fall o
Turing the winter. Most s-qlf 4
claim better results when th,
rop Is grown for hay than when tn,
Ieid is pastured.
Do not pasture at all during ts.
lrst three years or until the alfaifi
ecoiiies thoroughly established.
Harvesting and Saving the Crop.
The alfalfa crop should be Gu
'henever 0 or 10 per cent OF th
Ianta are III blossom. Even d bette
Iethod OF telling when 10 nov liz /.
atch the base OF the plant AMI Gu
henever the little buds show that
sw growth is started
Allow the plants to wilt but not Il
scome dry in the swath. then raks
I'D cure In the windrow or Il
lnches
Stack or put In the barn whp, !
red, which will be about one weel |
ter moving. depending upon tb
Gather conditions. H.,
When . seed crop Is desired tn,
rst crop should be removed arc
en- the plants allowed to 40 to sssd |
ie production OF seed depends yer,
rgely upn the weather condition,
q upon the thickness OF the plants .
le seed cgop may be moved ant
ked the same aa the hay crop aDt ! ,
,st OF the seed can be saved by II !,
iinary threshing machine. l,
Feed this valuable hay to goof !,
,ck, you cannot afford to sell Il. !
Briefly, this summarizes the NOR, i
portant considerations IN startinf 4
4 caring for the alfalfa crop and /, fh
ended to answer the many uues i
MS which are constantly being
sed OF the Station. !,
O. O. CHURCHILL. h
Agronomist. A. & Nj. College | h