. Farm crops; a practical treatise on the growing of American field crops: containing brief and popular advice on the seeding, cultivating, handling and marketing of farm crops, and on the management of lands for the largest returns. Agriculture. VELVET BEAN 249 sections it is seldom, indeed, that the crop will not be found worth more than the seed and the cost of sowing it. The sheep or other live stock that are to be pas- tured on the turnips may be allowed freedom of access to other grass pasture; the outcome will be still fur- ther satisfactory for the dan- ger of an unduly lax condition o
. Farm crops; a practical treatise on the growing of American field crops: containing brief and popular advice on the seeding, cultivating, handling and marketing of farm crops, and on the management of lands for the largest returns. Agriculture. VELVET BEAN 249 sections it is seldom, indeed, that the crop will not be found worth more than the seed and the cost of sowing it. The sheep or other live stock that are to be pas- tured on the turnips may be allowed freedom of access to other grass pasture; the outcome will be still fur- ther satisfactory for the dan- ger of an unduly lax condition of the bowels is less likely to occur. The pasturing should be completed before the weather becomes really cold, for turnips freeze much more easily than rutabagas, and when hard frozen they should not be eaten by the stock. VELVET BEAN.—A twin- ing plant important as a cover crop and for its value as a green manure. It gets its name from the velvety condi- tion of the pods and looks much like pole lima beans. It requires a long growing season, considerable moisture and much warm weather. For these reasons it is best adapted to the Southern states, and there it reaches its maxi- mum growth. It is not very particular about the soil allotted it, but does its best on fairly well- drained soils that are fairly fertile, but it is all right for bringing up old lands. Being a legume in most cases it can supply its own nitrogen, but in poor soils potassium and phosphorus should be VELVET BEAN This legume grows from 10 to 50 feet in length. Its flowers are in clusters at the joints of the stem. The beans are borne in short cylindrical parts containing three to six large rounded brown and muddled seed. The buds are covered with a velvety down which gives the name to the Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble
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