FARM CROPS 103 



In a warm spring it is safe to sow cow peas early in June, 

 and the quick-growing varieties will be ready to begin feeding 

 green by the middle of July. Six or seven pecks of seed per 

 acre are sown. By a succession of sowings of two or three 



FlO. 53. — Cow peas grown in hot weather in eight weeks. They produce good green 

 feed or green manure. (Experiment Station, N. J.) 



varieties we can give the cows fresh green forage every day 

 from early July until frost time. 



Cow=Pea Mixtures. — A larger yield to the acre can be 

 produced by mixing cow peas or soy beans with other crops. 

 We must choose a crop that does best in the hot weather, 



