Jasper County Democrat, Volume 13, Number 35, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 August 1910 — ALFALFA GROWN IN JASPER COUNTY. [ARTICLE]

ALFALFA GROWN IN JASPER COUNTY.

Charlie Pullins of Bar'kley tp., was in Saturday and left on exhibition at The Democrat office a small bundle of his second cutting of alfalfa, which is a new crop for Jasper county. Uncle Gharley having the only field we know of, and not many people in this county ever saw any of it. His second cutting is yielding two tons to the acre, while the first cutting went a little better than three ons. He has four acres of alfalfa. Mr. Pullins’ TurkeyRed Wheat tested out 60% lbs. to the bushel this Near, and yielded 30 bushels to the acre. His Rudy wheat also made 30 bushels per acre, and Rested 62% pounds, to the bushel. He “had about 25 acres of both varieties. His oats, he stated, .made 40 bushels to the acre. • 1