BRABHAM COW PEAS 
The photograph shown below was taken on our farm in Irondequoit, N. Y., in a young peach orchard. These 
were grown without any soil inoculation and the roots at the right of the picture show there was an abundance 
of nitrogen gathering bacteria although no cow peas were ever before grown on this field or in the neighborhood. 
Vines stood erect, three feet high as shown by yard stick; very rank and rich dark green. 
The United States Department of Agriculture is our authority for the statement that there are 35,000 tons 
of atmospheric nitrogen over each acre of land. Since nitrogen is the most expensive ingredient in com- 
mercial fertilizers, it must be realized how important it is for the farmers to grow crops which have the power 
to utilize and fix nitrogen from the air. 
BRABHAM COW PEAS GROWING ON OUR SEED FARMS 
In order to supply the demand for the best variety of Cow Peas we have taken particular pains to inquire as to the relative 
merits of many sorts and we feel satisfied that the Brabham stands far ahead of any other sort. 
Given briefly the points of special merit are as follows: 
MOST PROLIFIC BEARER, PODS DO NOT BURST AFTER RIPENING, GREATEST PRODUCER, 
LEAVES CAN HARDLY BE MADE TO SHED, EASY TO CUT FOR HAY, 
HAS UPRIGHT RUNNERS, DO NOT CRAWL ON GROUND LIKE CLAY, UNKNOWN AND OTHERS. 
The Cow Pea, being a leguminous plant has the power to extract nitrogen from the atmosphere and store same up in both 
vine and root. When treated the same as the Soy Bean (see other side) the Cow Pea makes the best kind of hay or ensilage. 
Sown along with fodder corn the vines of the Cow Peas will cling to the stalks and are more easily harvested than when sown alone. 
When sown alone use from 3 to 4 pecks per acre in drills 3 feet apart. If land is fairly clean one cultivation will insure a crop. 
TUIC The Seed of the Brabham Cow Peas being smaller, requires only three-fifths as much seed per acre as 
1 1 D I ITiU other varieties. While the cost per bushel of the Brabham Seed is somewhat higher than other sorts, con- 
sidering the fact here stated and the extra quality of this sort, it will be found the cheapest and best variety. 
The Proof of the 
Excellence of the 
BRABHAM Cow Peas 
is summed up in 
these Reports 
UNITED STATES 
Department of Agriculture. Bureau of Plant Industry. Forage Crop Investigation. 
Washington, D. C. 
“The Brabham Cow Pea is a cross between the Iron and the Whipoorwill varieties 
and has been found to inherit the Resistance to Wilt from the Iron Cow Pea. At Monetta, 
S. Carolina, the Brabham Pea was found to be perfectly resistant to wilt and to root knot 
and when grown alongside of the Iron, proved to be 15 to 20 percent better than its parent . ’* 
(Signed) W. J. MORSE, Scientific Assistant. 
“In my opinion the Brabham Cow Pea is The Most Valuable Cow Pea in Existence.” 
(Signed) E. L. WORSHAM, State Entomoligist of Georgia. 
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