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Oats rauk third in importance. The yields range from 15 to 40 

 bushels per acre for seed oats. The acreage devoted to wheat has mate- 

 rially decreased during the past decade. Crimson clover is grown to a 

 limited extent, and when cut for hay yields from 1 to 1^/2 tons per acre. 

 Cowpeas, too, are grown to some extent on practically every farm, 

 and when the vines are cut for hay about 1 to l^/^ tons per acre is 



Fio. 4. Showing native forest. 



secured. Frequently about one gallon of sorghum cane seed is sown 

 with the peas. The Whip-poor-will and Iron cowpeas seem to be the 

 favorite variety as the latter is somewhat immune to diseases. Johnson 

 grass is grown in the southern part. Some alfalfa is grown with 

 success and small fields of rape are cultivated. 



Since 1910 there has been a revival in the sowing of wheat, and 

 within the last two or three years considerable acreage has been devoted 

 to this crop. The yields range about 8 to 15 biLshels per acre, with 



