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there was, however, considerable bare ground. Had there been a more even 

 stand this would have been a most satisfactory cover crop. 



CoirJioni turnips 12 ounces and Canada peas 1 bushel per acre. — The seed- 

 ing was uneven on this plot so there was some bare ground. There was an ex- 

 cellent rank growth of plants 15 to 20 inches high in the best places October 

 ■-'3. It was a satisfactory fall and early winter cover wherever there were 

 plants to form it. There was no late winter or spring protection to the ground. 



The Canada peas made the same record noted elsewhere in this report. 

 They were scattering and the early growth was fair, but they died out during the 

 first part of October. 



Cowhorn turnips 12 ounces and soy teams 40 pounds per acre. — The stand 

 of turnips was better and more even than In the plot above and the healthy 

 vigorous growth was just as good, so this gave considerably the better result. 



There was the same small growth of soy beans here as noted at Magnolia. 

 The stand was good, but the plants were only 12 to 14 inches high when in- 

 .iured by frost October 22. This plot was well protected by the crop until 

 January. 



Coichorn turnips 12 ounces, cowpeas 40 pounds and rye 20 pounds per acre. — 

 This combination made a better cover than the two mentioned above in which 

 turnips were used. There was a better catch of turnips and the growth was 

 .iust as free. 



The cowpeas were more robust than were the soy beans in the last plot. 

 The stand was good for a light seeding. They grew very little after October 10 

 and were frosted October 22. 



There was a good catch of rye and a good fall growth. With the dead 

 material from the turnips and soy beans the rye formed a good winter cover, 

 and alone made a fairly good spring cover. The growth was from 8 to 22 

 inclipn April 24. 



<'oahoin turnips 10 ounces and .strap-leaf turnips 5 ounces per acre. — On 

 this i>lot the seed was sown unevenly, some portions receiving none. There was 

 a good thick stand and a fine rank development of plants making a splendid cover. 

 I'.oth kinds did well and made equally good growth. 



Coichorn turnips 12 ounces and hairy vetch 20 pounds per cere— The 

 turnips were like those in the other plots. 



The vetch made a remarkable fine showing at first and on October 10 this 

 was the best vetch on any of the experimental plots at any place. Some of 

 the growth had then reached a length of 12 inches. It did not fulfill its early 

 promise of excellence, but remained good until in the spring when the plants 

 were scattering and mostly small. As a covering during the winter these two 

 crops were satisfactory. 



('owhorn turnips 12 ounces and crimson clover 714 pounds per acre. — This 

 <'ombination was perhaps as satisfactory as anything used at Woodside under the 

 soil conditions which prevail there. Since the special object was to provide 

 a covering for the ground rather than to add nitrogen to it, the turnips were 

 used to form the principal part of the cover and the rye, vetch or clover to 

 live over winter to be the spring cover. In this case the turnips were better 

 than those of any of the other turnip plots. The clover was partially smothered 

 out. but enough scattering plants remained to make a pretty good spring cover. 

 Thus a cover for the entire cover crop season was provided. The clover im- 

 proved and made a rapid growth during the spring ; it was 3 to inches high 

 Ai)ril 24. 



Dwarf Essex rape 4 pounds, soy hrans 40 pounds and rye 20 pounds per 

 acre. — These three crops together made an excellent cover throughout most 

 of the season. The rape made a poor catch and small growth so was not of 

 much value. The plants lived over winter and made a new growth of 2 to 6 

 inches by March 20. 



There was a good catch and good growth of rye. It wintered well and was 

 .satisfactory. 



