\A 



A'arictii's avcrji.uiii.ii- lar.uo yields of sccmI have Ixhmi Now 

 Era, l>la(k ( I'i-oim WcmmIi, aiul Kcd Ki])iKM-. W'oiKlcrful 

 wants only 2 jxt ccnl. of o(iualling the avora.iic yield of 

 A\'liil)i)ooi\\ ill. 



\'ari('ties makini; laruc yields, bul which have been 

 tested «»nly once, are Karly Urown Dent, Early ]^»nlh)ck. 

 i.ar<»e Early Hlack (from Packard), Lealand, and Lar^e 

 AVln'te ( 'rowder. 



Additional tet^ts must be made before conclusions cau 

 1)0 drawn as to the rolativo values of these varieties 

 for seed i)roduction. There is need for a variet}^ 

 of cowiK^as that in addition to the good qualities 

 of Whipporwill, prolificacy, upright growth, and earli- 

 ness, shall be more resistant to mildew or rotting of 

 the pods than is this standard kind. The writer will 

 be glad to test any local varieties for which this (juality 

 is claimed. 



aS/cc of sccd. — The following table gives the weight of 

 101) cowpeas of the varieties grown in 1901, and also the 

 calculated number of seed in a bushel of GO pounds: 



VARIETY. 



Wgt. of 

 100 seed 



TiFlor I 28.72 



White Giant I 25 . 45 



Brown-eve Crowder 24 . 74 



Yellow Sugar Crowder . 



Black 



Red Ripper 



Extra Early Black-eye.. 



Large Black-eye 



Whippoorwill 



Wonderful 



Clay 



Jones' Perfection White 



New Era 



Small Black 



23.16 

 22.07 

 20.89 

 20.74 

 20.04 

 17.98 

 18.86 

 17.86 

 13.97 

 11.49 

 11.30 



No. of 

 seed in 

 1 bush. 



((50 lbs.) 



94,634 

 106.797 

 109,858 

 117,314 

 123,153 

 130.110 

 131,051 

 135,638 

 150.621 

 144.117 

 151.629 

 194,560 

 236,545 

 240,531 



