Ealeigh, May 23, 1910. 



Sir: — I submit in manuscript a report covering Fertilizer and 

 Variety Experiments with Cowpeas on the Iredell Test Farm for 

 the years 1903-'8 inclusive, together with a discussion of the re- 

 sults and their application to our farming conditions. B. W. Kil- 

 gore and C. B. Williams are responsible for the plans and conduct 

 of the work 1903-'7 ; B. W. Kilgore and G. M. MacMder 1907-'8 ; 

 F. T. Meacham had charge of the culture and handling of the crop ; 

 and W. C. Etheridge, E. L. Worthen and G. B. Walker did the 

 main work in putting the results in tabular form. B. W. Kilgore 

 is responsible for the form of the report, the conclusions, and the 

 writing of it. 



Similar reports with cotton and corn on the Iredell Farm and 

 corn and cotton on the Edgecombe Farm will follow, the results 

 already being in form for writing the report and drawing the 

 conclusions. 



The results presented in this report show, in a most striking way, 

 the fertilizer requirements of the cowpea crop on certain soils, to- 

 gether with the varieties which can be grown at greatest profit for 

 different purposes. The application of the fertilizer results, espe- 

 cially, will mean a large saving in the fertilizer bills of farmers 

 growing this crop in the piedmont and mountain sections of the 

 State. 



I recommend the publication of this report as the June Bulletin. 



Respectfully, 



B. W. Kilgore, 



Director of Test Farms. 

 To Hon. W. A. Graham, 



Commissioner of Agriculture. 



