_Hoard’s Dairyman_ will do all in its power to enhance the circulation and reading of such a book as Mr. Coburn has made. W. D. HOARD. Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin. 1906 Publisher’s Announcement All the plates of the “Book of Alfalfa” were destroyed in the disastrous fire that consumed our mechanical department January 28, 1907. We have taken advantage of this emergency and present the present volume in a new and revised edition, with the additional material furnished by the author. ORANGE JUDD COMPANY. Table of Contents Page The Author’s Foreword iv Introductory v CHAPTER I History, Description, Varieties and Habits 1 CHAPTER II Universality of Alfalfa 13 CHAPTER III Yields, and Comparisons with other Crops 20 CHAPTER IV Seed and Seed Selection 27 CHAPTER V Soil and Seeding 44 CHAPTER VI Cultivation 67 CHAPTER VII Harvesting 79 CHAPTER VIII Storing 93 CHAPTER IX Pasturing and Soiling 107 CHAPTER X Alfalfa as a Feed Stuff 125 CHAPTER XI Alfalfa in Beef-Making 138 CHAPTER XII Alfalfa and the Dairy 143 CHAPTER XIII Alfalfa for Swine 154 CHAPTER XIV Alfalfa for Horses and Mules 165 CHAPTER XV Alfalfa and Sheep Raising 171 CHAPTER XVI Alfalfa and Bees 175 CHAPTER XVII Alfalfa and Poultry 180 CHAPTER XVIII Alfalfa Food Preparations 182 CHAPTER XIX Alfalfa for Town and City 187 CHAPTER XX Alfalfa in Crop Rotation 189 CHAPTER XXI Nitro-Culture 197 CHAPTER XXII Alfalfa as a Commercial Factor 204 CHAPTER XXIII The Enemies of Alfalfa 206 CHAPTER XXIV Difficulties and Discouragements 220 CHAPTER XXV Miscellaneous 223