8 The BulletinI 



16. Thirty-one varieties of peas, embracing the main ones grown 

 in this and adjoining States, as well as many of the less important 

 ones, have been tested on the Iredell Farm during six years. The 

 results obtained and observations reported include yields of peas, 

 hay, time to mature peas and hay, and character of growth of 

 plant. For the varieties grown four years or more the following 

 average data were obtained: 



17. The average yield of peas varied from G.Q bushels to 13.5 



bushels per acre, the rank in order of productiveness being as 



follows : 



Whittle, 



Small Black, 



New Era, 



Whippoorwill, 



Sixty-day, 



Red Crowder, 



Southdown, 



Iron, 



Large Black Eye, 



Powell's Early Prolific, 



Small Black Eye, 



Small Lady, 



Red Ripper, 



Yellow Sugar Crowder. 



The number of seed per pound varied from 1,814 with the Large 

 Black Eye to 3,856 with the Iron. This is a measure of the size 

 of the peas and is a factor which is of interest in determining the 

 quantity of peas to be planted per acre. 



18. The yield of hay varied from 2,400 to 3,872 pounds for 

 the varieties tested four years and over, the rank in order of pro- 

 ductiveness being as follows: 



' Iron, 

 Clay, 



Brown Coffee, 

 Whippoorwill, 

 Red Crowder, 

 Red Ripper, 

 Yellow Sugar Crowder, 

 Small Black, 

 Whittle, 

 Southdown, 



