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Amaranthus. Bigweed; Pigweed; Tumbleweed. (Fig. 2.) 
On the western pus there are several species of Amaranthus which contribute to 
the forage. Oneof these, 4. blitoides, comes up on new breaking, and with other 
eedy species is ay eaten by cattle before it has become woody. Because 
of their tumbling habit, they are rapidly scattered by the winds. 
Amphicarpza monoica. Hog peanut. 
A wild bean, native of the woodlands and forests throughout the region east of the 
Missouri River, with two kinds of flowers; conspicuous ones borne on the upper 
portions of the plant which seldom ripen seed and inconspicuous fertile ones 
borne on slender stalks near the surface of the ground. The latter form fleshy 
Br ear n pods, somewhat like those of the peanut. It is eaten greedily by 
a of stock, and adds materially to the value of woodland pastures. The 
NL fruits furnish some food for swine. 
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Fic. 3.—-Kidney vetch (Anthyllis vulneraria). Fic. 4.—Peanut (Arachis hypogæa). 
yllis vulneraria. Kidney vetch; Common kidney vetch; Wound wort; Wound 
clover; Sand clover; Yellow sad trefoil; Lady's bagom, (Fig. 
A low perennial legume, which is found wild over a large part of os It grows 
naturally in very dry and sterile soils along the roadsides wherever the soil is 
thin and the subsoil N It is recommended as furnishing a palatable 
thougl tforag places that are too poor to suppo: 
even white clover. The produet of the first year is small, so that it is only a 
Legend crop when sown with grain. The second year the plants throw up 
tall often 3 or4 feet high. It is not recommended to sow this crop in 
1 ea and oy only after the better species have been tried and found o be : 
