Table 7. Harvest dates for the alfalfa management experiment at Fargo, ND,
  in 2008.
Treatment†
Cut 1
Cut 2
Cut 3
Cut 4
26”‡, LB, 30%, KF‡
June 17
July 15
August 19
November 11
26”, LB, 50%
June 17
July 15
August 19
MB, 10%, 30%
June 17
July 22
August 25
26”, LB, 30%, KF
June 17
July 15
August 19
November 11
26”, LB, 30%, KF‡
June 17
July 15
August 14
November 11
         
† Harvested at 26 inches; MB = mid bud; LB = late bud; 30% = 30% bloom; KF = killing frost
‡ Treatment was to be regrowth initiating, but it never made it. 26” and MB were the same in 2008.