Jasper County Democrat, Volume 15, Number 45, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 September 1912 — SEVEN COMMANDMENTS OF ALFALFA GROWING. [ARTICLE]

SEVEN COMMANDMENTS OF ALFALFA GROWING.

Thou shalt not sow alfalfa seed on wet or undrained land. Thou shalt not sow alfalfa seed on Acid or sour land, but shalt apply calcium in the form of lime, or ground limestone rock. Thou shalt supply alfalfa land with an abundance of stable manure. Thou shalt thoroughly prepare the alfalfa seed bed. Thou shalt sow only good alfalfa seed, free from noxious weeds. Thou shalt inoculate the soil if thou wouldst reap the best benefits from the alfalfa crop. Thou shalt not sow hi late fall, if then wouldst obtain a creditor • tand -