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an excellent growth. The buckwheat which was put in to sup- 

 port the pea vines did as well as usual, and was killed by frost 

 October 9. 



Such a rank growth as was made by the buckwheat and peas 

 naturally interfered somewhat with the work of gathering the 

 apple crop and was especially unpleasant after a rain or in the 

 morning when the dew was on. 



Blub Peas and Buckwheat. 



Blue peas and buckwheat were sown in the same orchard and 

 at the same rate per acre as the Canada peas. They did not 

 stand quite so thick or even as did the Canada peas, but made 

 fully as good growth. These vines, as well as those of the Can- 

 ada peas, blossomed profusely, but set no fruit. By December 1 

 half of the vines were dead and the others were no longer erect, 

 but spread out over the ground. 



CowPEAS AND Buckwheat. 

 Cowpeas and buckwheat were sown in the same proportion and 

 in the same orchard as the crops just mentioned. From the start 

 the plants were scattering, but they made a fair growth, being 

 from eight inches to sixteen inches high by the latter part of 

 September. The plants of this variety grow upright, have few 

 branches and large broad leaves, like bean leaves, but do not 

 have the twining habit of growth of the blue pea. The buck- 

 wheat made a good growth and formed the principal part of the 

 cover crop. On October 9 both the cowpeas and buckwheat 

 were killed by frost. 



Winter Vetch and Winter Rye. 

 In a young orchard winter vetch and winter rye were sown 

 at the rate of forty pounds of the vetch and one-half bushel 

 of the rye per acre. Both came up nicely, and in a couple of 

 months formed a thick dark-green carpet of plants from six 

 inches to twelve inches high. (See figure 1, plate XXXI, which 

 also shows the Dwarf Essex rape in the distance, from a photo- 



