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Of the cow pea varieties a number gave indications of being 

 valuable and profitable under average fa;m conditions of the Salt 

 River Valley. Groit and ljrabh..m cow peas planted after wheat 

 both produced an excellent green manure crop. Groit produced 

 the most seed but Brabham has a little achantage from the green 

 manure standpoint. The Red Ripper variety, tried under a num- 

 ber of conditions, was uniformly good. Two Crop Clay was very 

 promising- and a considerable number of other varieties are worthy 

 of further trial. The results secured this year with cow peas would 

 indicate that this crop can be used successfully as a green n)n.?y.u-ing 



Cow peas— Salt River Valley Farm. 



crop following wheat. It is quick enough in growth to allow fall 

 planting and working of the ground to a good seed bed in time for 

 reseeding to wheat or other small grains. 



Inoculation tests were made with both cow peas and soy beans. 

 Further tests are necessary, however, before we are justified in 

 publishing the results. 



FIELD PEAS 

 A limited number of field peas were planted in the fall of 1917 

 and harvested in the spring of 1918. The variety called Warsaur 



