MAKING COW PEA HAY 



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monly secured when planted in drills, but for hay it is 

 common to sow broadcast and cover by disking or with 

 shallow plowing. Thus sown, a bushel or more of seed 

 is required if the crop is to be mown off for hay. The 



A Rack for Curing Cowpea Hay. 



cultivation should leave the land as level as is conveni- 

 ent. Since cowpeas are weak-stemmed plants, it is desir- 

 able to plant something with them that will hold them up. 

 Soybeans planted thin are used for this purpose, as also 

 is sorghum. The latter makes good growth with cow- 



