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are grown. The average yield of peas is about 9 to lo bushels 



per acre. They may run as low as 6 bushels or as high as 25 



bushels. 



Cowpeas in the Corn. 



Cowpeas may be seeded in the corn at the last cultivation 

 or they may be put in the rows when the corn is planted. In the 

 first case, they are best drilled in with a one horse drill at the 

 rate of two or three pecks per acre when the corn is laid by. To 

 be sure of a stand it is best to lay by the corn a few days earlier 

 than usual. They may be broadcasted and plowed in but this 

 method is not so sure of securing a stand as is the method of 

 drilling them. 



Where planted in the row the best plan is to use a special 

 cowpea planting attachment on the corn planter. These attach- 

 ments are now on the market. In this case, a gallon and a half 

 of peas should be used. The difficulty of putting peas in the row 

 is that corn is usually planted about two weeks before it is en- 

 tirely safe to sow peas. This plan is very commonly practiced 

 however. Peas planted in this way will make more seed than 

 where they are sown at the last cultivation and are especially 

 valuable for hog pasture. Many men find it very profitable to 

 hog down both corn and peas. The New Era or Whippoorwill 

 varieties may be used where they are to be hogged down or a 

 vining variety which will twine about the stalks may be used and 

 both co^rn and peas cut with a corn binder. 



Varieties. 



For hay the Whippoorwill, the Clay and the New Era va- 

 rieties are commonly used. The New Era is an early variety and 

 is best where they are put in as a catch crop rather late. Both 

 the Whippoorwill and the New Era produce a good amount of 

 seed although the New Era is usually the highest yielder. The 

 Black pea is a good general purpose pea resembling the Whip- 

 poorwill somewhat in character of growth and in seed produc- 

 tion. The Clay is a later vining variety good for forage but not a 

 heavy seed producer under Missouri conditions. 



