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Cow Peat. 
cow PEAS 
The Cow Pea is a valuable legume and very much like the Soy 
Bean in its relation to agriculture. The actual Cow Pea is nearly 
as valuable a feed as the Soy Bean, and Cow Pea hay is equal to Soy 
Bean hay in value of its fats and protein. Both Cow Peas and Soy 
Beans are great gatherers of nitrogen when properly inoculated and 
therefore great soil improvers. Even when all the growth of Cow 
Peas above ground is removed, the soil that yielded the crop is 
richer than before the Cow Peas were grown. Except as herein 
noted, all the statements on previous pages under head of "Facts 
About Soy Beans" are equally applicable to Cow Peas. Cow Peas 
can be grown on poorer ground even than Soy Beans. Cow Peas 
as a class are more recumbent than Soy Beans, and therefore more 
difficult to harvest. However, we offer varieties that have upright 
tendencies. For pasturing or hogging or for turning under for soil 
improvement the trailing habit is no objection. 
Instructions for Growing Cow Peas 
As a whole, the same methods are employed for Cow Peas as for 
Soy Beans (see instructions on previous pages). Prepare the soil well. 
Don't plant until the soil is warm and not too wet. Plant 1% inches 
deep. Inoculate the seed with "Farmogerm" so that the little pear-shaped nodules on the roots 
of the Cow Pea will form and work day and night to their capacity gathering nitrogen from the 
air. The methods we advise for planting, harvesting and threshing Soy Beans, with slight modi- 
fications, may be used for Cow Peas. 
VARIETIES OF COW PEAS 
"New Eras." We are very partial to the 
"New Eras" as an all-round variety for general 
culture — especially in the North and Middle At- 
lantic States. The "New Era" is an early va- 
riety. In the South two crops of "New Eras" 
are grown in one season. The habit of the "New 
Eras" is erect. It can be mowed with ease. The 
vines are fine with many branches and this makes 
splendid hay. The "New Eras" also yield heavily 
of peas, which are of a brown color and medium 
size. Both vines and Cow Peas are rich in protein 
content. Beginners in Cow Pea culture may well 
select the "New Eras," whether they seek the 
peas, hay, silage, pasture, or whether they want 
to turn under for soil improvement. See Price 
List. 
Whippoorwills. This is a standard early 
variety for general purposes. It grows vigor- 
ously, matures early, is fairly erect, yields well 
for both hay and grain. See Price List. 
The Gray Crowder, also called Gray 
Whippoorwill, has become a recent great favorite 
among growers. It is a speckled variety like the 
old Whippoorwill. The "Gray Crowder" yields 
more hay, more beans, and has a greater root 
growth. It is therefore a great general purpose 
Cow Pea, producing heavily of both hay and 
grain and leading as a soil renovator. We have 
fine "Gray Crowders." See Price List. 
Blacks. These are a little later than the 
above varieties. Yield heavily of vines but pro- 
duce less grain. Has the trailing habit. One of 
the best to plant in corn for pasture or turning 
under. See Price List. 
Cow Peas require 30 pounds per acre planted in rows, and VA bushels per acre broadcasted. 
Cow Peas are especially valuable to plant in corn fields for late pasture or turning under for soil 
enrichment. The Cow Pea, like the Soy Bean, deserves much more attention, agriculturally, than 
it has yet received. 
Field of Cow Peas 
