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FIG. 33. THE COW-I'EA. 



cent, of dry matter than that of red clover. It 

 is also much richer in the digestible protein. 

 In the Gulf States a yield of from four to six 

 tons per acre is common. The South Carolina 

 Station reported, in 1889, a yield of 3.6 tons to 

 the acre. Its analysis showed that it furnished 



