The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1924-07-31

Milo A. Nye, Farm Service man Of
the Blue Valley Creamery Company,
during the past week has inspected a
number of the Alfalfa plots put in
by farmers in territory adjacent to
Sank Centre, supervised by Mr.. Nye,
from seed supplied by the Blue Val
ley Company. The following are
experiences OF Alfalfa growers go
ing to prove that Alfalfa can be
made a profitable crop in this section
of Minnesota:
John Hector, of ten miles north
west OF Sank Centre, is an Alfalfa
farmer. He has six acres of old seed
ing and six acres of new put in this
year.
He has the Grimm and says it's the
only kind because of it's dependable
heartiness.
He made IL loads off of his six
acre OLD seeding this year, and it is
coming along nicely since it was
cut.
He inoculated his piece this year
with commercial culture that he OBJ
tanned from the U. S. Dept. of Ag-
riculture.
Mr.. Hector believes thoroughly in
Alfalfa for every dairy farmer.
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Joe Osendorf, who lives six miles
southeast of Sank Centre, is well
pleased with his Alfalfa hay crop this
year.
The first cutting, they made 1872
leads from Al acres. The hay was
all putsin the barn and Mr.. Osendorf
intends to feed all of it.
He put in his first seeding of AL
falfa Is years ago and now has 60
acres in all, including 10 acres that
he seeded this spring.
Mr.. Osendorf intends making seed
of his second crop.
Most of his acreage is the Mon
tana Origin variety. He has recent
ly, however, seeded a few acres Of
pure Grimm.
The Montana Origin seed, which
Mr.. Osendorf got originally, has
stood this country and climate very
satisfactorily.
Joe Weiss of three miles south of
West Union says he has found out
something about Alfalfa. 1t will
grow on his farm. He has never be-
ieved it would until this spring.
He sowed a couple acres on the
back end of his place on sloping
piece of ground. He had a couple
handfulls of seed left. He scattered
this on a piece of very rich potato
ground just south of his house.
These two handfulls have come
fine and Mr.. Weiss says he is con-
WINGED his plot would have. done bet
ter is he had picked out a richer
plot. His plot however isn't looking
bad and as soon as the nurse crop is
removed will undoubtedly come along
much faster.
Mr.. Weiss is elated to know that
Alfalfa will grow on his farm. All
he has to do now is get good seed,
use his best ground and stick to it
until he has the Alfalfa acreage
that he wants.
l got my oats just about right for
my Alfalfa, says Mr.. Nelson. l
planted the ground and it killed some
of the oats but it didn't hurt the AL
falfa. The oats are just thick
enough.
Mr.. Nelson's plot looks as good aS
the best The Alfalfa has come nice
and has a nice growth.
Mr.. Nelson believes the oats will
shade it some and will do the Alfalfa
good until they are harvested.
He plans to put in 20 acres next
spring. He will put it in with oats
sown about a bushel to the acre.
This fall Mr.. Nelson plans to top
dress his Alfalfa plot with old ma
nure picked up around the barn
yard. This will give it fertility and
help it through the coming winter.
Henry Kruse has piece of Alfalfa
that he put in without nurse crop.
He is going to clip it right soon.
Most of the weeds are headed for
seed. Clipping will not hurt the AL
falfa after it has three or four inch
root and is topped with mower. 1t
will keep on growing but will make
more of spreading growth.
Emmeck Bros. who live about one
and one-half miles northwest of
West Union, farm a quarter section
and have, an Alfalfa plot. 1t is seed
ed with barley as nurse crop and on
July 23rd looked mighty good.
Mr.. Emmeck says he would only
sow three pecks instead of four if he
had it to do over again, but the rains
this year have been enough for both
crops anyway.
Mr.. Emmeck is well pleased with
his stand. He intends to top dress
the plot this fall after the grain is
off.
He is anxious for next year to
come as he thinks he will have fine
piece of Alfalfa and he plans to put
in larger acreage.
Miss Zelda Moen near Belgrade
was visiting from Sunday until We'd
nesday of last week at her, aunt,
Mrs. Anton Nelson and family.
Mrs. l.. Smith from Burtrum was
a week end guest at Mr.. and Mrs.
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