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In llu' l;il)lc il is iiolicfd llial \\\v yield oT liay gradu- 

 ally decreased as llie rale of seeding increased, Tlic 

 large yield ol' hay Ironi the small rale of seeding is 

 explain(>(l hy the unlavorahle weather conditions of 

 Angnst, which was dry. The tliickly seeded plautii did 

 not makc> a large growth, hnl they made a very fine 

 (|nalily of hay heing free from coarse, woody stems. 



The 'M) inch width of row commends itself because 

 its middle is easy to cnltivate with one fnrrow of a' 

 harrow or scra|)e and two rows can be mowed at one 

 trip with a live foot blade. The mowing is made easj% 

 if the rows are nniform in width and laid by level; 

 the curing may be hastened by removing dividing 

 l)oartl fiom mower and allowing the beans [o fall over 

 the whole swath. 



Mixi rm: oi Convi'kas and Sov Beans ion Hav 



Cow peas and soy beans when seeded together foriir 

 a mixture that produces an excellent ([uality of hay. 

 The advantages of a mixture over either crop alone 

 are that the c()nd)ined yield is, in many cases, in- 

 creased; that the curing of the cowjieas is made easier 

 because of the stenuny nature of the soy bean, and 

 that, as a result of the better curing, the (juality of the 

 hay is impioved. However, either crop alone nuikes 

 excellent liay when haivested at the right stage and 

 proj)erly cured. 



To secure an iuciiase in yield when soy beans are 

 seeded willi cow peas, they must iu)t be i)lanle(l on loo 

 poor land or sulfer from an unfavorable season. When 

 the conditions ai'e not favorable to prompt growth, 

 weeds and grass choke the beans and their growth is 

 not i)rop()rtionate to the cowpeas. ' 



The tinu' from planting to |)r()p(M- haymaking stage 

 is about 70 or SO days. The mixture is harvested and 

 made into hay in the same way that cow])ea hay is 

 made. Tlu^ stems of the beans hold the cowpea vines 

 apart, and (Ik mixed hay cures more rajiidly fhani 

 cowjx'a hay alone. Care should be exercised in' hand- 

 ling the- hay to |)revent the loss of leaves, which form 

 a very valuable part of the hay. 



