OTHER LEGUMES AND CATCH CROPS 



suited for growing with corn for forage. A less 

 amount of leaves is lost in curing. 



Fertility Value. There are so many varieties 

 of the soybean and the cowpea, and adaptation 

 to soil and climate varies so widely, that a fair 

 comparison is difficult to make. In cool latitudes 

 the soybean is recognized as distinctly more profit- 

 able, making larger yields of vines and of seed. 

 Where adaptation is equal, the cowpea makes a 

 slightly larger growth of vines for hay, but the 

 soybean gives a much richer lot of seed for use 

 as grain. 



When soil fertility is the chief consideration, 

 the adaptation of climate and soil should decide 

 our choice between these two legumes. There is 

 no serious difference where conditions for each 

 are equally good. In cool latitudes the soybean 

 should be chosen. In the Ohio Valley it is usually 

 to be preferred. The greater part of the organic 

 matter and the plant-food is stored in the vines 

 and seed. 



Feeding Value. The soybean makes a rich 

 hay, surpassing clover, but it is coarse, and its 

 unattractive appearance has caused many farmers 

 to condemn it without trial. Livestock eat it 

 greedily, and it is one of our richest coarse feeds. 



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