448 PEAS, BEANS, VETCHES, PEANUTS 

 LABORATORY EXERCISES 



PEANUTS 



1. If green plants or preserved material is available, make drawings of 

 a stem, showing a blossom, " peg " and pod. 



2. Determine the relative size by weight, and per cent of hull, in all the 

 standard varieties you can secure. 



3. Plant a few peanuts and make weekly observations on growth dur- 

 ing the summer. 



QUESTIONS 



1. Tell the origin and history of the cow pea. 



2. How are they classified ? 



3. What are the best known varieties? 



4. Give the soil and climatic adaptations. 



5. What are the principal cultural methods? 



6. Give time of sowing and amount of seed. 



7. Importance of inoculation. 



8. What are the yields of hay and seed? 



9. Name principal insect enemies and diseases. 



10. Give the origin and history of the soy bean. 



11. Name important characteristics. 



12. What are best varieties for each region? 



13. Give climatic and soil adaptations. 



14. Compare with cow peas in character of plant. 



15. Give methods of culture for seed. For forage. 



16. Give mixtures with soy beans. 



17. Why is it valuable to mix with corn silage? 



18. Give importance of inoculation. 



19. How is the crop utilized? 



20. Describe field peas. 



21. How do they compare with cow peas in climatic adaptations? In 



soil adaptation? 



22. Name principal varieties. 



23. Give time of sowing. Quantity of seed sown. 



24. Give some common mixtures. 



25. Why so often mixed with oats? 



26. Give the life history of the pea weevil. 



27. Name two principal types of cultivated vetch. 



28. Describe spring vetch. 



29. Where is spring vetch principally grown? 



30. Give culture methods. 



31. How is the seed crop harvested? 



32. Where cut for hay or forage? 



33. What is the pasture value of spring vetch? 



34. How does winter vetch differ from spring vetch? 



35. Where is winter vetch grown? 



36. Give ordinary cultural methods. 



37. How is it used as green manure crop? 



38. Name common mixtures with winter vetch. 



39. Describe the horse bean. 



40. Name other cultivated vetches. 



