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Bales of Alfalfa
Bales of alfalfa in large stacks shaped like barns, with tarps tied over the top. Men are working on the far left.
Group of People at Alfalfa Campaign Talk
Group of men, women and children gather outside around a man lecturing about growing alfalfa.
Stacking Alfalfa
Men posing on top of a tall stack of alfalfa. The derrick is homemade. A man and a woman are posing on a ladder against the stack of alfalfa.
Cows Love Alfalfa
1913
Professor Holden standing near a road and feeding alfalfa to cows over a fence. The cows are running on splendid blue-grass pasture, but they are eager for the alfalfa hay. East Sangamon County dur...
Stacking Alfalfa
Horse-drawn wagons surround a large stack of alfalfa while men are using horses to lift more on the pile. Cornfalfa Farms.
Stacking Alfalfa
A group of men are gathering around a derrick as alfalfa is being stacked.