Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-03-24
THE ALFALFA AssocIATIoHA

Editor of The Enquirer:
It will be recalled that the Yorkville
Alfalfa association was organized dur
ing the month Of June Of last year. It
started off with about thirty members
and others were enrolled from time to
time until by the middle Of October,
there were about fifty names on the
roll, and included in the membership
are farmers from various sections Of
the county, the majority, however, be-
ing those living in the vicinity Of York.
vile. While each one who enrolled
agreed to seed not less than one acre
in alfalfa, and to rigidly adhere to in
structions furnished by the association.
and while there Is no reason to doubt
that each one fully intended doing so
at the time the agreement was made,
there were few, possibly q half doz-
en-, who, owing to circumstances be-
yond their control, failed to do so, and
large proportion Of those who did
carry out their agreement did so un-
der serious handicaps, and because Of
this fact it is not improbable that
many Of them will fail to secure results
hoped for and will be forced to try
again, provided, Of course, they are not
cutters.
Those who united with the associa-
ton last summer were pioneers. They
gained a lot Of valuable experience
and 1t Is to be hoped that not only they
but the scores who are expecting to-
grow alfalfa will profit by that expert
ence. There were a number who did
not join the association last year who
advised me that 1t was their purpose to
undertake the growing Of alfalfa later.
but could not do so then because Of
the fact that they had no available
land, and / desire to say to each Of
these, as we'll as to all farmers in this
section, that they should, by all means
arrange to have at least one acre that
can be put in alfalfa next fall. and put
1t in, regardless of what plans may
have already been mapped out, as
there Is no doubt Of the fact that the
crop can be successfully raised in this
section, and that no crop will pay any
where in the neighborhood Of as we'll
Among the valuable points learned
by many Of the members last year vas
that it Is not wise to wait to apply the
lime to the land until about time tol
seed he crop, and also that 1t is not
best to wait until about seeding time
before the work Of preparing the land
is commenced. The lime should bel
spread on the land sometime between
May / and July /, II the best results
are attained. They also learned that 1t |
would have been better for the large
majority Of them II the seed had been
sown on or before September 15. in
stead Of from October Is to 25, as
many Of them did, and because Of the
failure Of the young plants to become
firmly established before the unusual
cold spell that we have been expert
encing since about the first Of Februa-
ary commenced.
have on hand a supply Of bulletins
furnished by the agricultural depart
ment which give detailed information
as to the preparation Of the land, fer
seeding, cutting and curing |
alfalfa, and will be pleased to supply |
them to any who may call at my office |
for them, or will forward by mail II 2 |
cent stamp Is sent with request.
Sam M. Grist,
Sec. Yorkville Alfalfa Gro. Assn.