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from the stalks. The Ito San showed a greater number of pods but was not quite 

 so ripe as the Ogemaw. 



On the 24th of September most of the soy beans and all of the cowpeas except 

 some specimen plants left to test the influence of frost, were harvested None 

 of the varieties of cowpeas gave any indication of ripening before frost. The 

 early black soy, the Ogemaw and the Ito San were ripe, the leaves dead leaving 

 the branches and abundant pods exposed. The medium green soy had made 

 a dense growth and stood up nearly 3 feet high bearing large numbers of pods 

 not yet mature. Of the varieties sent by the government for tests, 9413 was 

 left uncut because bearing an abundant harvest far enough advanced to allow 

 hope of ripening. 9410 was cut. It had quite a few pods but they were too small 

 and too immature to allow hope for any ripe beans. 9411 had a poor stand, 

 the plants were small but well podded and nearly ripe. 8423 had a very poor 

 stand and at this late date was still in blossom. 9407 seemed to have a fairly 

 good stand and produced an abundance of pods too small to mature this season. 

 9409 had a good stand but was too late a variety for this climate, just going out 

 of blossom on the 24th of September. The early black, not Michigan grown, 

 were not as well matured as those grown from seed produced in this State. 



On the 15th of October the 9413 and the medium green were well advanced 

 toward maturity. 



September 24th was followed by ten days of continuous rain. The legumes 

 cut on that date were at no time dry enough to haul to the barn until October 

 10th. They had to be turned frequently to prevent spoiling and the weights 

 given below must be considered with this fact in mind: 



The following varieties were harvested for seed October 24th. 

 the yield of grain and straw: 



The table gives 



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