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to the acre. On account of the enormous mass of rather 

 stout stems which the Tangier pea produces, it is not 

 advisable to plant 

 with oats or barley. 

 If, however, this is 

 done, the amount of 

 the seed should be 

 reduced one-half. 



In regard to the 

 feed value of the 

 Tangier pea there 

 are but few data 

 available. However, 

 it is both palatable 

 and nutritious, and 

 no deleterious effects 

 have been noted 

 either in Algeria or 

 in this country. 



Seed is produced 

 well both in western 

 Oregon and in Cali- 

 fornia, but the pods 

 shatter easily. The 

 principal difficulty is 

 the production of 

 seed cheaply enough 

 so that the crop can 

 be used in competition with other vetches, and its final 

 place in American agriculture will depend largely on this. 



At the Puyallup, Washington, Station, Tangier peas 

 gave in a small plot a yield of 72.4 bushels of seed to 

 an acre. 



FIG. 58. Tangier pea. 



