Jasper County Democrat, Volume 14, Number 89, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 February 1912 — Farmers Sowing Alfalfa. [ARTICLE]

Farmers Sowing Alfalfa.

Charlie Pullins is a great believer in alfalfa growing, and expects to put out a few acres on his new farm in Barkley tp., the Charles Arnold farm, this spring. "He expects to add to this until he gets out 20 acres-, wnSch he thinks will bring him in Income enough to support himself and wife without drawing on any of their other resources. To this end he has sent to D. B. Nowels of Lamar, Colo., for 1,000 pounds of seed, which will sow about 40 acres. The seed costs him 15 cents a pound there, and the thousand pounds will sow 40 acres., Swaney Makeever of Newton tp., will take a part of the seed and others will take what more he has to spare of it.,—Swaney also expects to put out 20 acres, we understand. Mr. Pu'llins has tried alfalfa on his old farm in Barkley for some years, and is well pleased with the results. He also has About an acre on his little farm at the west side of town, the old Dn. I. B. Washburn place. He thinks it is the greatest paying crop one can grow and that If properly put in it will do well here.