EXPERIMENT STATION. 



493 



SERRADELLA (Hay). 

 [II. From plats of Station, collected Sept. 3, 1883, when fully matured.] 



II. 



Southern Cow-pea (Dolichos?) ; variety, Whippoorwill Pea. 

 — The seeds were obtained of J. Wolfenden, provision dealer, 

 in Newbern, N. C, who kindly furnished us with seeds in pre- 

 vious years. The general characteristics of this valuable South- 

 ern fodder-plant have been pointed out in the Second Annual 

 Report of the Experiment Station, 1884, pages 91-93. The 

 seed was sown May 14 ; the young plants were first noticed 

 May 25 ; they made slow progress until July 15, when they 

 began to develop more rapidly ; they reached, August 14, a 

 height of from one and one-half to two feet, and formed a dense 

 growth of deep green vines. The green cow-pea was fed from 

 the 24th of August to the 15th of September, 1886, beginning 

 with 24 pounds per day and increasing gradually the amount 

 to 40 pounds in the daily diet. Several cows served in the ex- 

 periments ; the daily fodder rations per head were compounded 

 in the following manner ; — 



Composition of Oree?i Coio-2)ea. 

 [August 24, 1886.] 



Moisture at 100° C, 

 Dry Matter, 



I'cr cent. 



83.00 

 17.00 



