g Glover, Alfalfa and Soy Beans. 59 ' I it V
Kentucky. iWe have used from 15 to 20 pounds of seed to the .
` acre. On poor land the larger quantity is best. On medium land, y -
about 17 or 18 pounds will give good results. Very rich land will   A.;
give satisfactory; results with 15 pounds. The best way to sow is ` A i · li
with wheel barrow seeder, after careful plowing and harrowing. { ‘  
V The seeding should be followed by a drag or light harrow, and  
this in turn by a roller- During a season like that of 1905 ag first V ·  
— cutting may be taken from ia spr_ing planting in the middle of June.  
But during dry seasons such as we had in Kentucky for some years  
previous to 1905; the plants do not furnish more than one cutting §,`§f’7il
the first year, and this should always be taken to prevent crab-grass '  
and other weeds crowding and overshadowing the young alfalfa.  
’ After theiflrstseason; the plants are able to take care of themselves s _ i lj 
largely,if only /they are cut frequently. This process seems to be  
essential irrespective of the forage produced. 'Plants with old re-  
tarded growth and bloom; often"take on new life and furnish a nice  
cutting a little later ifgonly the old checked growth is removed.  
t We have been accustomed to leave the late growth as a sort of win-  
ter mulch, but last ycar`the_ plants in our plots were cuj; a fifth time  
and left overwinter with no protection -of this sort. To date I i 
cannot see that they have suffered from it, though they might have  
done so if the weather"had been of average, or excessive severity. ‘  
It must be repeated in this connection that Kentucky farmers do  
not require bacterial cultures in order to get a stand of this plant. \ 
. _ Cultures have nothinig to do with the stand,. i y `}
A s A nurse eroprmay be employed, but the chances ofgetting. a  
first rate stand are better when the alfalfa is sown alone. , { Q 
_ s Sowing Soy Beans and Cowpeas. 1 1  
t \ l The soy bean is not as well known in Kentuckyas it deserves  
* to be. It is as productive as the cowpea, makes as good green forage  
‘ and hay, while mixed with corn, it makes excellent silage. It is H  
good soil improver also, the root nodules appearing in our soil after  
l the first year ini large numbers. It is well adapted to our climate,  
` though some varieties require a long season to mature their seeds.  
‘ On this account it is well to select for sowing varieties that mature  
moderately early. _A medium yellow, green, or black bean, will give  
good results in Kentucky. _  
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