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proved to be superior. Perliaps an exception should be 

 made of the Central Prairie Region where there is com- 

 plaint that there is an extreme tendency for cowpeas to 

 run to vine and fail to fruit properly. It is suggested 

 that the early bunch varieties, especially Xew Era, 

 planted late in June, be tried on these soils; also that 

 when seed are desired from medium and late varieties, 

 that thev be planted earlv and thick in the drill. 



Proportion of seed and hulls in unshelled cowpeas. 

 The following table gives the number of pounds of vseed 

 in 100 pounds of unshelled cowpeas. In all cases the 

 peas were not beaten out until at least several weeks 

 after the date of picking, thus giving time for thorough 

 drvinsj. 



Pounds seed in one hundred pounds of unshelled 



cowpeas. 



The proportion of seed and hulls varies according to 

 the varietv. In our tests it is highest with the several 

 Crowder varieties, and lowest with Wonderful and Clay ; 

 number of pounds of thoroughly dry unhulled peas in 

 the pod required to make a bushel (60 pounds) of shelled 

 peas was only 78 pounds with Brown Eye Crowder 



