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the Alfalfa plants. The last five were upon a j)lot which received no 

 cultivation during the two preceding seasons. White clover from an 

 adjoining plot killed or held in check many of the Alfalfa plants on the 

 east side of these five plots, and hand-weeding saved the rest. The seed 

 of all varieties was quite pure, except that of Texas Panhandle 12801, 

 which contained a large amount of Dodder and thereby caused this plot 

 to give the lowest yield. ~ 



The low yield of Crimson Clover is due to adulterated seed. Fully 

 two-thirds of the plants which came up were Giant Spurry. 



The other varieties of clover which were tested are White Clover and 

 Yellow or Hop Clover. The fine stems and abundant foliage as well as 

 rampant habit of growth makes both of these varieties well adapted 

 for pasture, but hardly for any other purpose. 



Bokhara or Siveet Clover produced stout and healthy plants which 

 proved very hardy, but did not blossom. 



Planted May 24, the Blue Lupin blossomed July 31, reached a height 

 of 40 inches and approximately 90 per cent of the pods ripened the seed 

 perfectly. The Yelloio Lupin blossomed August G, reached a height of 

 30 inches and ripened about CO j^er cent of its seed pods. 



Seradella, planted May 24, blossomed July 18, and many of the small 

 seed pods ripened. The vines average 3 feet in length and remain green 

 until the beginning of winter, being damaged but very little by the 

 severest frosts. The Soy Beans were planted May 31. The Ogemaw 

 variety blossomed August 7 and ripened every pod. Early Black blos- 

 somed August 13 and ripened nearly as well, about 20 per cent of the 

 beans being slightly shrunken after curing. Extra Early Black blos- 

 somed August 14. One-half of the beans were well ripened, the bal- 

 ance shrunk more or less while curing. Ito San blossomed August 20, 

 the stout and many branched vines reaching a height of 45 inches. 

 The pods were well filled, but none ripened completely. Medium Green 

 Soy blossomed August 30, and only a few of the lower pods were well 

 filled at the close of the season. The roots of the Ogemaw variety were 

 I)rovided with numerous and generally very large nodules, these being 

 the first ever seen here. None could be found upon the roots of any 

 other variety. 



The Cow Peas were planted June 3, except the Black Eyed variety, 

 which was planted May 31 and blossomed August 31. Michif/an Favor- 

 ite blossomed September 2, New Era September 4, and Extra Early did 

 not blossom. No pods were found on any variety. The vines remained 

 in fair condition until the forepart of October and averaged 3 to 7 

 feet in length. 



Horse Beans. — The English or Broad Windsor variety was planted 

 May 27, blossomed July 9 and ripened most of its ])ods before the middle 

 of September. The stout and hardy vines averaged 42 inches higli. The 

 pods are 4 inches long by 1 to II/4 inch wide, growing upright until 

 well filled, drooping and being slightly curved when ripening, and con- 

 taining each 2 to 4 large beans, flat in shape and % to 1% inch in 

 diameter. 



Lathyrus Sylvcstris {Wagnerii). — Planted in 1904, blossomed July 

 17 and ri])ened all pods Avhich were not shaded too much by the dense 

 growth of the vines. The large clustcn-s of blossoms are as ornamental 

 as those of the Sweet Peas, the clusters and individual blossoms being 



