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pedeza striata), "liagy" {L. hicolor Intermedia), bi'ggar weed [Bes- 

 modium molle), yellow lupine [Lupinis luteus), common vetch {Vicia 

 sativa), hairy vetch (T'^. viUosa), Lafhyrus Mrsutus, flat pea (X. sylves- 

 tri.s), false, or bastard, vetch {Phaca hoetica), goober i)G'd {Voandzea sub- 

 terranea), alsike clover {Trifolium hyhridum), common Avhite clover (T. 

 repcns), giant broad-leaved white clover [T. rcpens latus), red clover (T. 

 j^rrt^ew.s'e,) mammoth, or peavine, clover (T. pratcnse perenne), zigziig 

 clover (T. wertfwm), crimson clover (T. incarnatum), Unknown, or Won- 

 derful, Whippoorwill, Black, Stewart, Lady, Conch, Eed Eipper, Cape- 

 hart lied, and Sj)eckled varieties of cowpeas, several varieties of soja 

 beans {Glycine hispida), and several varieties of Japanese beans [Phas- 

 eolus radiatus). 



On stiff' red clay soil hybrid medic proved less delicate than alfalfa. 

 Black medic " shows rather less promise than Japan clover, but is 

 more hardy and can be used where the other does not stand the Avin- 

 ter." Sainfoin, snlla, serradella, and kidney vetch failed at the sta- 

 tion. Japan clover grew slowly and "hagy" failed. Beggar Aveed is 

 condemned as not worth cultivating at the station. Yellow lupine "is 

 useful only for improving the land where the cowj)ea does not do well." 

 Common vetch gave excellent results, proving superior to hairy vetch 

 and Lathyrus Mrsutus. The flat pea was not i)romisiug, false vetch 

 died, and the goober pea made only a small yield. Alsike clover and 

 common white clover did well. Giant broad-leaved white clover ''is 

 much more robust and has larger leaves than the common species, but 

 produces very little seed; ... it gives more thau twice as much 

 herbage and seems as hardy as the other." Mammoth clover proved 

 superior to common red clover on the station farm. Zigzag clover was 

 inferior toboth the above. " Crimson clover makes a hay nearly as good 

 as red clover and cures more easily." Unknown and Wonderful proved 

 to be names for a single variety of cowpea which was the most prolific 

 in seed and the most productive of forage of all the varieties tested; 

 the Black pea was second only to the Unknown in the yield of forage. 

 Whippoorwill ripened seed before other varieties, and was followed by 

 the Stewart and Lady pea. The Conch, with stems 12 to 15 It. long, 

 did not flower. Red Ripper and Capehart Red were prolific. The 

 speckled pea equaled the black in amount of forage and matured earlier 

 than the Black. The soja beau proved prolific. 



Experiments with oats, 1893, G. E. Mokrow and F. D. Gardner 

 {Illinois iSta. Bui. 31, pp. 382-388). 



Synopsis. — Experiments to determiue (1) the best quantity of seed per acre, (2) time 

 of sowing, (3) depth of sowing, (4) effect of time and manner of harvesting 

 upon yield and chemical composition. The results in general agree with those 

 previously reported and are in favor of (1) sowing 2|- bus. per acre, (2) sow- 

 ing about the first of April, (3) planting 1 in. deep, (4) harvesting before fully 

 ripe and binding and shocking soon after cutting in preference to drying thor- 

 oughly in the swath before binding. 



These experiments are in continuation of those conducted in 1888, 

 1889, 1890, 1891, and 1892, of which the average results were reported 



