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peas, which should be planted early in February or late in August. 

 Cozvpeas: A plot of Whippoorwill cowpeas was planted July 

 22, 1914, and produced a light yield of seed and a fairly satisfactory 

 amount of hay. See Table CII. In 1915, two plots of Whippoor- 

 will, one of White, and one of Black-eyed cowpeas were planted, 

 and in no case was the yield especially high. As a soil renovator, 

 however, and to furnish pasture, the earlier varieties of cowpeas, 

 such as blackeyed, are quite promising. 



TABI^K CII. VARIETY TEST OF COWPEAS, SULPHUR SPRING 



VAEEEY DRY-EAR M , 



Variety 



1914 



Whippoorwill 



1915 



Whippoorwill 



it 



White '.'.'.'.'. 



Black-eyed 



Date 

 planted 



Stand 



7-22 



4-23 

 5-12 

 7-22 

 7-22 



% 

 70 



80 

 80 

 90 

 90 



Date ■ 

 harvested 



Yield per acre 



11-10 



10-16 

 10-16 

 10-22 

 10-18 



Seed 



Pounds 



90 



188 

 231 

 195 

 232 



Straw 



Pounds 



1800 



968 

 924 

 400 

 688 



Watermelons: A garden plot of Tom Watson watermelons 

 was planted July 19, 1915, and in October matured a very satisfac- 

 tory yield of medium sized melons of good quality. See Table 



cm. 



TABLE cm. MISCELLANEOUS TESTS, SULPHUR SPRING 

 VALLEY DRY-FARM, 1915 



Variety 



Tom Watson watermelons. 



Squashes , 



Cantaloupes 



Peanuts 



1 — Destroyed by rabbits. 



Cantaloupes: Cantaloupes, planted July 19, 1915, germinated 

 poorly and were destroyed by rabbits. 



Squashes: Several varieties of squashes were planted July 23, 

 1915, all maturing before frost and yielding at the rate of 3200 

 pounds per acre. 



