The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-08-18
TIME To
PLANT ALFALFA
Sow II on City Lots, Anton Class
en- Says, and Help Make
the City Beautiful

This Is one Of the best seasons ever
known In oklahoma FOR sowing or
planting alfalfa, In the judgment Ot
Anton II Classen, who Is an expert
Ia that line The Classen company
will plSnt alfalfa on seventy acres Ia
one body east " the Santa Fe between
the capitol aud the city The same
company will also put alfalfa on many
Of It's vacant lots In the city.
The seventy acre tract to be nut In
alfalfa will be plated later aud built
mp rs a part " the city. but while this
Is being done the alfalfa will be grow.
ing on the other lots that are vacant
aud the tract win have an attractive
appearance.
The company has teams aud seed
and men who know how 10 do this
work, said MIR Classen III any 9th
er owners ~ vacant lots want to put
them In alfalfa we will gladly show
how II should be- done The main
thing Is 10 prepare the soil thorough.
ly II should be- narrowed and raked
until It is perfectly smooth. So many
do not have success with alfalm be-.
cause they DO not know how to SOW
or plant Il"
Those who want 10 know how 10 get
a stand " alfalfa should watch the
work ON the land between the city and
the capitol. II win be- put IN accord
Ing tn the most expert method
Would Besutify City Lots
Alfalfa Instead NJ weeds ON the va.
cant lots ~ the city would make Okla,
homa city a beautiful place. It f. ar.
gucd by those who advocate the idea
/ Gardening on some NJ the vacant lots
would b" more profitable. but some
NJ the lots arp not suitable for gar
| dening The soil n not rich enough
In every instance. hut alfalfa will
grow ON amy soil IN the city limits
/ M near Il The crops could be- sold
to those who would cut It three or
-Four times a year.
Alfalfa viii grow on any ,oll I'm
Oklahoma said one enthusiast at
does we'll un The bottom land and good
crops can be- raised ON the upland II
is alwsy, profitable crop"
- am NJ the opinion that aIfalfn
will ln time ~ come be- Oklnhuma's
greatest crop" said Anton Classpu "lt
Is sure crop and N always salabe"
Many vacant lots IN the city are now
growing alfalfa and they are beauty
| sputs compared to those nn which
rank weeds nre growing other lot
owners have sowu alfalfa. hut did not
grt @ stand. aud the weeds became
| victorious again
One Enemy to Fight
Experts say that after the ground
ms been carefully prepared alfalfa
should be- sowu I'm the FALL and then
narrowed I'm u should be- sowu broad
crst lust ns wheat Is suwn n the sen
son Is right n good stand IL assured
ln the spring these expert. ,lrpct.
the alfalfa should be planted IN rows
from fourteen to sixteen inches Hnart
leaving room between tho rows to pull
out the crab grass Crab grass n the
mortal enemy ~ alfalfa IN oklahoma.
especially ON the vacant lots " the
| city where II seems Ia thrive
Weeds cannot compete with alfalfa
Tor the mastery II the crop IL pnt I'm
/ right and the season b. favorable The
weeds are smothered by the fast
growth W the alfalfa aud the seeds
. rot I'M the ground
10 gct good stand of alfalfa the
crab srav must boz cleaned out early IN
the spring. before II spreads over the
around u is practically tha sams
Ia getting @ stand " bermuda grass
bermuda win grow anywhere II CIV.
cn hair chance hut Il cannot com.
pete with crab grass IN any soil