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 Fig. 25 — Alfalfa seedlings at the beginning of winter. (1) Seeded Aug. 

 15, 13 inches high; (2) seeded September 1, 5V 2 inches high; 

 (3) seeded September 15, 2% inches high. The large, early- 

 seeded plants are much better able to withstand the winter 



than are the small, late-seeded ones 40 



Fig. 26 — Mature dodder plants on an alfalfa stem 42 



Fig. 27 — Stem, flowers and seed pods of hairy vetch 44 



Fig. 28 — Hairy vetch and rye growing together in Virginia 45 



Fig. 29 — Hairy vetch (volunteer crop) after inoculation on sandy land, 

 Edgecombe Test Test Farm, May 12, 1903. Yield, 5,100 pounds 



per acre 46 



Fig. 30 — Field of Iron cowpeas broadcasted thinly 47 



Fig. 31 — Method of curing cowpea hay 48 



Fig. 32 — A plant of the Mammoth variety of soy bean, showing its char- 

 acteristic habit of growth. Height, 40 inches 50 



Fig 33 — A field of the Mammoth variety of soy bean in North Carolina.. 51 



Fig. 34 — Roots of soy bean showing nodules 52 



Fig. 35 — Roots of velvet bean showing nodules 53 



