COWPEAS DESCRIBED 



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other forage crops. I 

 have confidence in 

 them for the North, 

 the mountains, and 

 the South where there 

 is warmth enough for 

 them to grow the 

 winter long. 



Cowpca. The cow- 

 pea, called appropri- 

 ately in Europe the 

 China bean (Vigua 

 sinensis or Vigna cat- 

 jang) , is not properly 

 speaking a pea, but 

 resembles more the 

 garden bean. It is an 

 annual plant of great 

 importance in the 

 South, and, though 

 not properly making 

 either meadow or pas- 

 ture, must have brief 

 mention here. The 

 strong points of the 

 cowpea are that it will 

 grow on very poor 

 soil, and that it is 

 very soon inoculated 

 b y natural means. 



Cowpea plants with roots 41" long. 



