. Allen's strawberry catalogue : 1905. Nurseries (Horticulture) Maryland Salisbury Catalogs; Nursery stock Maryland Salisbury Catalogs; Strawberries Maryland Salisbury Catalogs. ALLEN'S STRAWBERRY COW PEAS. NOTE —Cow peas are held in very high esteem for forage purposes, especially on sandy soils. It has been said that the cow pea has almost as much agricultural im- portance in the .South as red clover in the North or alfalfa in the far West. Greater changes are now in progress, however, in farming methods, and there is today a wide- spread disposition to plant cow peas farther nor
. Allen's strawberry catalogue : 1905. Nurseries (Horticulture) Maryland Salisbury Catalogs; Nursery stock Maryland Salisbury Catalogs; Strawberries Maryland Salisbury Catalogs. ALLEN'S STRAWBERRY COW PEAS. NOTE —Cow peas are held in very high esteem for forage purposes, especially on sandy soils. It has been said that the cow pea has almost as much agricultural im- portance in the .South as red clover in the North or alfalfa in the far West. Greater changes are now in progress, however, in farming methods, and there is today a wide- spread disposition to plant cow peas farther north than formerly, on account of their quick growing habit, their drought resisting ability, and their great value for silage and soil improvement purposes. They will thrive wher- ever the conditions favor corn. The yield of gTeen fodder per acre often reaches five tons, and is sometimes as much as eight or nine tons. Some growers turn the mature vines under with the plow. Some harvest the hay and plow down the stubble. Others ripen and pick the seed, and then plow the vines under. Some cow peas are trailers, with very long- vines: others assume the bush form. Sow seed at the rate of 1 to IH bushels per acre. The cow pea is a nitrogen gatherer, and hence improves the soil A- a hay crop it is unexcelled. I have been feeding 30 horses and mules and a score of cows on pea hay for several winters and they al- ways stay in fine condition WHIP-POOR-WILL PEA. A very early maturing va riety of upright or bushy growth. The seeds may be gathered and the plants harvested much more readily than Avith the running or vine type of growth. Ripening early, the crop may be harvested'in time to plant winter grain in the fall, providing the seed can be planted in the middle ot May. .^t the Delaware State Experiment Station this va- riety yielded thirteen tons of ensilage from one acre of land. The seed is light brown, speckled darker brown, of the same size and coloring as the egg of the WHIP-POO
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