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The Book of Alfalfa: History, Cultivation and Merits

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The Book of Alfalfa: History, Cultivation and Merits

Foster Dwight Coburn and William Dempster Hoard

368 pages~7 hr 20 min read218 chapters$4.99
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One humble forage crop quietly built the wealth of American farms. Foster Coburn gathers the full history, description, and cultivation of alfalfa, from its ancient origins to its habits in the field and its gift to the dairy. Thorough and enthusiastic, it made the case for a plant that feeds a continent. Dig into the deep-rooted crop behind the herds.

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218 chapters

  1. 1The Book of Alfalfa HISTORY, CULTIVATION AND MERITS. ITS USES AS A FORAGE AND FERTILIZER.
  2. 2The Author’s Foreword
  3. 3Introductory BY Former Governor W. D. Hoard, of Wisconsin Editor Hoard’s Dairyman
  4. 4Publisher’s Announcement
  5. 5Table of Contents
  6. 6List of Illustrations
  7. 7CHAPTER I. History, Description, Varieties and Habits
  8. 8HAS ALWAYS BEEN KNOWN
  9. 9AMERICA INDEBTED TO SPAIN
  10. 10THE NAME AND ITS ORIGIN
  11. 11ITS WONDERFUL ROOT SYSTEM
  12. 12VARIETIES AND PECULIARITIES
  13. 13AN OPINION FROM HEADQUARTERS
  14. 14CHAPTER II. Universality of Alfalfa
  15. 15ITS WIDE DISTRIBUTION
  16. 16NOT PARTICULAR AS TO SOIL
  17. 17THE ORACLES REFUTED
  18. 18A NEW YORK EXAMPLE

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