Burlington to Run Alfalfa Education Train Campaign
The Chicago Burlington and Quincy railroad will run an alfalfa lecture train for two weeks beginning July 28, 1913, covering about 60 stops in southern Iowa and northern Missouri. Over 600 lectures will be delivered with 500 to 700 automobiles aiding speakers to farm homes and schools.
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Burlington
Iowa
Missouri
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad
Des Moines
Agricultural Extension Department
International Harvester Company of New Jersey
The
Agricultural Colleges
Agricultural College
Agricultural Extension Dept
Campaign urges farmer aid for alfalfa start
Follow-up men are to assist farmers in starting alfalfa as part of a campaign. Hearty cooperation from the people is essential to success.
Save the Alfalfa Leaves
The article explains alfalfa leaves hold most protein and fat, urging harvest at the right time to save leaves. It notes stalks are 60 percent of the plant, leaves 40 percent, with leaves richer in protein and fat. Harvesting in the late day and careful handling preserve leaves. Dew is not harmful.
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Kansas
Alfalfa Cutting Timing Impacts Next Crop Yield
Guidance notes that cutting alfalfa should begin as sprouts appear at the base to prevent leaf drop and woody stoma. Delaying cuts reduces the next crop’s yield and weakens regrowth potential.
Alfalfa profits touted by judges and Ohio farmer
J Otis Humphrey of the U S District Court in Springfield Illinois asserts alfalfa can be grown anywhere in the corn belt and is worth 50 dollars per acre. Joseph Wing of Ohio contends alfalfa yields return six percent on five hundred dollars per acre land.
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J. Otis Humphrey
U. S. District Court
Springfield
Illinois
Joseph Wing
Ohio
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