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Summer rape (BynssicaJVapus), five rows. The seed was 

 sown ^Nlay 18. The phuits appeared al)ove ground June 1. 

 The character of the growth was very much the same as 

 that of winter rape, described above. Four rows were cut 

 for fodder August 6 ; the remaining row was left to deveh)p 

 farther, but was finally cut, the plants failing to blossom. 

 The seed was obtained of D. Landreth & Sons, Phila- 

 delphia, Pa. 



Common English horse bean (Vicia Faba), hve rows. 

 The seed was sown May 18. The plants broke ground June 

 1, bloomed July 5 and began to develop pods August G. 

 The growth was characterized by large, coarse stalks and 

 small leaf development. Height of plants Septeml)er 7 was 

 forty-two inches. The seed was obtained of J. M. Thor- 

 burn. New York City, at nine cents per pound. 



Serradella (Onii(hoj)us sativus), five rows. The seed 

 was sown May 18. The 3'oung plants appeared above 

 ground June 1 and came in l)loom July 21. The growth 

 was heavy and of good quality. This crop furnishes an 

 excellent green fodder. We have raised it this year at the 

 rate of twelve tons to the acre. A silo has been filled with 

 a mixture of serradella and Hungarian grass (3:1), which 

 will be reported upon in the future. The serradella seed 

 was obtained of H. Nungesser, New York City, at eight 

 cents per pound. 



Soja bean (Soja hispida), five rows. The seed was sown 

 May 18. The young plants appeared above ground June 1 

 and 1>egan to bloom September 22. The growth was very 

 good, reaching a height of about three feet, but was very 

 light colored. October 2 the foliage was injured by frost 

 (temperature, 33° F.). The seed was bought of J. j\I. 

 Thorburn, New York City, at eight cents per pound. 



'Cow-pea (Dolichos si7iensis), five and one-half rows. The 

 seed was sown May 18. The plants broke ground eTune 1, 

 came in l)loom August 23 and began to form pods Septeml^er 

 22. The plants were injured by frost Octol)er 2 (tempera- 

 ture, 33° F.). The seed was obtained of D. Landreth <!si 

 Sons, Philadelphia, Pa. 



Jackson wonder l)ean, one-half row. The seed was sent 

 on for trial by the M. AY. Johnson Seed Company, Atlanta, 

 Ga. It was sown May 18. The young plants appeared 



