This Week in History – 100 Years Ago, 1925 ~ “That alfalfa can be successfully grown in North Idaho with the aid of gypsum or land plaster was clearly shown at the annual Boundary County field day excursion held last Friday when four experimental plots conducted by local farmers were visited by a large delegation of business men, University extension experts, and farmers.”
This photograph taken July 27, 1942 is of a later experimental plot. Caption reads: “Kootenai Valley Experiment Station, showing general view before the alfalfa was cut.”
Farmers in the Kootenai River Valley can often get three cuttings of alfalfa per year without irrigation, producing about 2.7 tons per acre.
Experimenting with Alfalfa