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and I think they all ought to when from good sires and good 

 mothers. 



O : — Do you ripen cow peas down and get the seed ? 



A: — As to what kind "to sow? The Whippowill pea, the 

 black kind will sometimes ripen and sometimes not. The Black- 

 eyed pea, the Whippowill ripened very well and the Clay pea 

 ripened some. 



Q : — What was the cost per acre and what amount of fodder ? 



A : — Ten cents a shock for shredded fodder. I have ray 

 own shredder and you would pay 10 to 12 cents to shuck it. I 

 think the shredding of the fodder costs as much as shucking it. 

 As to amount per acre, I can't say just exactly, we never weighed 

 any of it. I am not one of those farmers that a good many are — 

 scientific — not a farmer who starts out with his lead pencil, they 

 get poorer quicker than any one else. I never started in with a 

 lead pencil. The way I run my farm is fairly successful and I 

 have a little more money in the bank than when I started. I think 

 that any man can figure his feed at so much and this and that and 

 the other and you can figure a farmer in del)t every time. 



Q: — How large do you make your shock? 



A : — According to the condition of the fodder, if a little 

 green 16 or 12 inches square, if we can a little larger. We want 

 to put it so that it will not spoil. We put the shocks a little large 

 just so they will not spoil. 



Q : — What condition must it be in to shred ? 



A : — Damp. 



O : — How do you cure it ? 



A : — It will cure itself. I don't mean take wet fodder. 

 When a little damp it will haul 3 or 4 shocks to a load and when 

 dry only two. It won't go through the machine as fast. If you 

 put it in there before cured out when the sap is in it, it will rot. 

 If the sap is out it will cure out nice. 



: — Can you save this shredded fodder if you don't have to 

 put a cover on it ? 



A : — Cover it with hay. 



O: — The barn is the best? 



