The Dickinson press., 1913-06-14
BIG ALFALFA. ! !.
Meeting 2lst
The Farmers Afe Coming to piekin.
ssa atsxt Saturday, 10 learn
How TO Successfully
Grow Alfalfa.

0lVW AN0stos
The people of Dickinson will spare
no: time or expense to matte'the meeting
Of the farmers in this city on June
:21st both profitable and pleasant.
An informal smoker will be given by
the Commercial Club in the armozy
building on Friday evening. June 10th,
commencing at = O'Clock. r. F. Flint.
state dairyman, will'be present and
will address the visitors at this time.
Thomas Hall, secretary of state. W. C.
Gilbreath, commissioner of agriculture
and L. r. Waldron Of the Dickinson
experiment station will :.elso be present
and give addresses. On Saturday morn
ing automobiles will be ready to take
the visitors to the experiment station
just west Of the city where practical
demonstrations of growing alfalfa will
be given. There will be fire lunch
at noon and baseball game at 3 80.
The program for the day appears
elsewhere IN this paper.
OUTLINE FOR DICKINSON AEFALFA
MEETING
"A meeting for the Study Of alfalfa
lasting one day, for the beneft2of prac~
tical:farhne,s, will be held at'the Dick
:cs9 .:oss9 experiment station jane 21st,
at IS, mo" estao4,-hed beyond doubt,
that aifaia can be grown Win e-ccess,
in North, Dakota. 1t furnishes nofi
feed, Invaluable to dairymen, fesd
which may be compared with wheat
bran in vvelue. The farmers of North
Dakota :a1e not growing the crop gen.
orally. Many failures have been re.
ported and discouragemem has follow
ed. The failures are due aa1gely to lack
of knowledge and experience. The
above facts:are sufficient argument. for
the one days meeting. On this; day
the following outline will be carried
out in the: 6eld. working with the altal-
ia as it grows as practical demonstEa-
tions- Such a.. program can be carried
out almost as given.
SEED
Study of clean and dirty seed. aAp-
pearance of old seed Presence of tdod-
der. Hard seed. Method Of .cleanjRe
seed.
HARDNESS
Importance Of hardness in alfalfa.
Effect of last winter on ordinary Amer
ican alfalfa in comparison with hardy
alfalfa.
1NOCULATION
Examination of nodules. Preparation
of alfalfa dirt for use in sowing. Ex.
hibit of alta lfa bact eria.
PREPARATION OF GROUND
Use of manure. Clean corn or potato
ground. Treatment, of the corn or pota-
to ground in the spring. Important to
. SOW on clean ground.
TIME OF.SOWING
Sow before the most favorable sea-
: son. In North Dakota, late May and
early June seeding the best.
METHODS OfsSOW1NG
Broadcast, wheelbarrow seeder. grain
drill, special alfalfa drill. Advan-
tases of drilling. Alfalfa thiekay
spaced and in cultivated rows. Advan~
tages of each method. Effect on ground
moisture. Effect on root system. Listed
alfalfa. (Bierwagen method.) Use of
nurse crop.
RATE OF SOWING
Importance of thin sowing. Relat ion
to root system and to water supply.
HANDLING THE CROP
Study Of the plant; shoots, root and
crown. Time for cutting. Appearance
of..new shoots from crown. Loss of lower
leaves before cutting. Handling the
hay. Quick ,raking. curing in cock.
Saving the leaves.
TREATMENT OF STUBBIE
Necessity Of this narrowing. disc
ing. renovating.
ALFALFA IN THE PASTURE
Value in the pasture. Best method
OF use. Mixed with bronze grass. Method
of changing alive pasture 10 mixed
alfalfa and bronze grass. Method of
sowing.
The ALFALFA SEED CROP
Study of the alfalfa flower. "Trip
ping" the alfalfa flower. Crop to
leave for seed. Threshing alfalfa.
Take Nstiee
There will be an annual meeting of
the Deutch Ungarische Telephone Co.