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growth can be secured, and valuable results to the soil 

 obtained. When cowpeas are so seeded, drill in two or 

 three rows between every two rows of corn, covering 

 the seed about two inches deep. These will mature 

 during a favorable season, and if the crop is pas- 

 tured off, will be the source of considerable food. 

 The manure will be left on the field and the fertility of 

 the soil improved. If the stalks are not pastured off, 

 plow under in the spring, as early as possible, to a 

 good depth. 



Soy beans are grown by the same methods as cow- 

 peas. They seem to do particularly well in the winter 

 wheat section of the United States and southern Can- 

 ada. There are several varieties, the most common 

 of which are early yellow, medium and late soy beans. 

 The early yellow and the medium will mature in north- 

 ern United States, the late in the southern sections. 

 This crop is frequently planted, as is the cowpea, 

 by drilling in with the corn planter. In this case large 

 enough plates should be used in the planter boxes to 

 drop one or two seeds every two or three inches. If a 

 seed crop is desired, drill the rows the ordinary width 

 of the planter rows. If a forage or soil fertilizer crop 

 is the object, straddle the planter rows so that with the 

 ordinary three feet six inch planter the rows will be 

 twenty-one inches apart. This method can also be 

 used for planting cowpeas, care being taken that the 

 planter plates do not break the beans or peas. 



The soy bean or coffee berry, as it is sometimes 

 called, grows in an upright bushlike form, the pods 

 containing three or more seeds clustered along the 

 upper part of the stem. From the peculiarity of 

 growth it is possible to harvest them easily and as a 

 result they are extensively grown for feeding pur- 

 poses. If a good stand is secured, the soy bean will 

 produce a large crop. To be used for hay they should 



