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Vicia peregrina. ; 
An annual, native of southern Europe and cultivated there, and considered better 
u the ordinary vetch for sandy soils. It would be valuable for like soils in 
the South. 
Vicia sativa. Vetch; Spring vetch; Tares. 
An paste trailing herb 12 to 20 inches high, with 4 to 5 — stems, simple o 
nched from the base. The leaflets are broadest above the middle, blunt or 
western Asia has been cultivated for upward of twenty centuries, and is consid- 
ered one of the best soiling crops in cool, moist climates. In the United States 
they have only proved adaptable to cultivation in the New England States and 
Canada. Vetches are sown in April or May, at the rate of 2 bushels of seed per 
acre, and the crop is ready to cut by the middle of June or the first of July. 
Where they can be grown, they are a very good summer feed for horses, but 
must not be fed earlier than full bloom, on account of their diuretic action. 
They are good for soiling sheep and milch cows, and are said to very materially 
increase the flow of milk. Because of the high price asked for seed, and the 
extreme susceptibility of vetches to dry, hot weather, their cultivation is not 
recommended. A greater and surer return can always be had from red clover, 
Vicia sitchensis. 
A native of the Pacific Coast from California to Alaska, valuable for forage, and 
eserving cultivation. 
Vicia sylvatica. Wood vetch. 
A perennial indigenous to Europe and northern Asia. It has been grown success- 
fully as far north as 67° north latitude and is available for alpine or r subap 
pastures. The yield of forage is large and it is readily eaten by all ki 
Vicia tetrasperma. Lentil vetch; Lentil tare. 
An Old World annual which, according to Langethal, is preferable to the ordinary 
vetch for sandy soil. aiso makes a better and more palatable forage. It is 
suited to cultivation in the Southern States, especially upon light, calcareous 
soils. 
Vicia villosa. Hairy vetch; Sand vetch; Russian vetch. (Fig.56.) 
An annual, native to western Asia, which has been cultivated for about fifty years. 
Hairy vetch i is an excellent soiling crop, one of the best that has been introduced 
into the United States, although, on account of the high price of the seed and 
Nus the latter part of April to the middle of May for summer forage, or from 
the middle of August to the middle of September for winter forage. The nutri- 
cent of crude protein. The yield varies from 14 to 4 tons per acre, according to 
the fertility of the soil. It has been grown 3 in all parts of the 
country and has proved to be hardy in the moist coastal regions of Washington, 
the dry prairies of South Dakota, and the rich loamy soils along the Gulf. It is 
deserving of wider cultivation in all parts of the United States. 
Vigna eser em Cowpea; Southern cowpea; Pea; Field pea; Stock pea; E 
; Chinese veteh. 
A iunii annual of unknown origin, which has been cultivated in oriental 
countries for many centuries, both as a forage plant and for the seeds as an arti- 
