Dangers from dampness 97 Dairy cow, balanced ration 135 Interests enhanced 205 Products in South 14 Dairies, alfalfa 26 Dairying, alfalfa in 143 Davis, Hon. T. B., alfalfa in West Virginia 317 Dawley, F. E., dodder 207 De Jarnette, J. B. experiments 241 Deer Lodge County, Montana 271 Defective alfalfa seed 33 Delaware, experiments 248 Seed for 29 Department of Agriculture experiments 8 Buying soil 62 Imports Asiatic seed 7 Hog raising 160 Depths roots go 6 Description of alfalfa 5 Desert, alfalfa in Nevada 16, 17 Dew on hay, effects 85 Dextrin losses in hay 81 Dickson, W. H., experiments 249 Difficulties in growing in 1793 3 Reduced by fall sowing 49 Digestible matter to acre 126 Digestive restrictions 134 Dimensions to ton 229 Diseased soil for inoculation 62 Disking 70 After freshets 44 After turning 69 Benefits of 71 Each spring 70 Fields after cutting 24 Overcomes failure 71 Splits crowns 57 To kill weeds 59 District of Columbia, yield in 14 Distribution of alfalfa 13, 14 Dodder, annoying enemy 206 Cut with scythe 91 Destroying, Alabama 232 Eradicating 210 Fighting 207 In alfalfa seed 32, 35 Virginia 311