CONTENTS 



CHAPTER IX 



PAGES 



SODS FOR PASTURES 90-97 



Permanent pastures . 90 



Seed-mixtures 91 



Blue-grass 91 



Timothy 92 



Red-top 92 



Orchard grass 93 



Other seeds 93 



Yields and composition of grasses 93 



Suggested mixtures for pastures ..... 94 



Renewal of permanent pastures 96 



Destroying bushes 96 



Close grazing 97 



CHAPTER X 



THE COWPEA 98-107 



A southern legume ........ 98 



Characteristics 99 



Varieties 99 



Fertilizing value . 100 



Affecting physical condition 101 



Planting 101 



Inoculation 103 



Fertilizers 103 



Harvesting with livestock 104 



The cowpea for hay ........ 104 



As a catch crop . 106 



CHAPTER XI 



OTHER LEGUMES AND CEREAL CATCH CROPS. . . 108-119 



The soybean 108 



Fertility value 109 



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