R.B.BUCHANAN SEED CO. MEMPHIS. TENNESSEE. 
COW OR STOCK PEAS—THE SOUTH’S ECONOMICAL SOIL IMPROVING AND HAY CROP 
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FOR 
SOUTHERN TABLE PEAS 
150 LBS. | 
BUCK BRAND] 
STOCK PEAS 
R.B. BUCHANAN 
SEED CO. 
MEMPHIS,TENN. J 
FACTS ABOUT COW-PEAS 
Pound for pound, cow-pea hay is as valuable as clover hay. 
It is nearly equal in value to alfalfa and wheat bran. 
It contains four times as much digestible protein as timothy 
hay. Horses and mules need no grain through the winter when 
fed cured cow-pea hay. 
The U. S. Department of Agriculture says: “No one thing can 
add more to the agricultural wealth of the South than the grow¬ 
ing of cow-peas.” 
Makes a fine feed for work and beef stock and dairy cattle. 
Cotton can be grown for three successive years after a cow- 
pea crop. 
Wheat and oat lands put into cow-peas after harvest can be 
seeded to grain again in the fall, making two crops a year on 
the same land. 
Does not require expensive fertilizer, but adds nitrogen to the 
soil and improves its mechanical condition. 
They can be grown on any soil that is not too wet. 
There is no cheaper way to improve poor land than by growing 
cow-peas. They add nitrogen and improve the mechanical con¬ 
dition of the soil. 
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WHEN TO PLANT—Cow-peas can be planted in May, June or July, at 
the rate of from one to one and a half bushels per acre. Plant with a 
grain drill or in rows 24 to 36 inches apart, and cultivate two or three 
times—bigger crops are often made when grown in rows. They may also 
be put on a grain stubble with a disc drill without plowing. If cut 
when the pods are turning yellow the hay cures easier and more rapidly 
than if cut earlier. Leave in the swath till well wilted on top. An 
application of 300 lbs. acid phosphate per acre will materially increase 
the yield. 
SOWING COW-PEAS WITH SOY-BEANS, KAFFIR CORN, SOR¬ 
GHUM AND SUDAN GRASS—Cow-peas may be sown with these crops 
to furnish support and make the harvesting easier. Sow half a bushel 
soy-beans or one peck kaffir corn or sorghum or ten pounds Sudan grass 
with one bushel cow-peas to the acre. 
SOWING COW-PEAS WITH MILLET—New Era and Whippoorwill are 
the best kinds to sow with German millet—one bushel of peas to three- 
fourths of a bushel of millet per acre. The crop should be cut when the 
millet is ready. The peas will have reached the dough state by that time 
and make an excellent combination of large-yielding and most nutri¬ 
tious feed. 
1235—THE WHIPPOORWILL—Also known as speckled. The 
seeds are buff, brown, or grey, depending on type, and are 
speckled; they are spoken of as bush peas, but will make vines 
when planted on rich land, on poor soil they produce few vines 
and many peas. The plants grow upright, two to five feet tall— 
half bushy or semi-erect. The Whippoorwill is the most pop¬ 
ular general purpose stock pea for either seed or hay. Sow 
broadcast one bushel to the acre for hay or drill 10 pounds to 
the acre in rows 3 to 4 feet apart, cultivate as you do com, if 
wanted for seed or to gather and sell as green shelled peas. 
There are about 4,000 seed in one pound; they mature in about 
90 days. 
y 2 lb., 15c; 1 lb., 20c; 2 lbs., 35c; 1 gal., 65c; 1 pk., $1.25 
1238—NEW ERA—The seed are buff, thickly speckled with blue 
—an early maturing upright growing variety, very prolific pro¬ 
ducer of peas, small vines cure quickly, splendid for hay. Seed 
are smaller than Whippoorwills and it does not require as many 
to plant an acre. Sow broadcast % of a bushel to an acre for 
hay—drill 8 pounds to an acre for seed or to gather green and 
shell for market. They mature in about 80 days. There are 
about 3,800 seed in one pound. 
y 2 lb., 15c; 1 lb., 20c; 2 lbs., 35c; 1 gal., 65c; 1 pk., $1.25 
1253—BRABHAM—The seed are small buff colored marbled 
with brown—they resemble, and are sometimes called, “Little 
Whippoorwill.” This variety is wilt-proof, highly disease re¬ 
sistant, early, grows upright and retains foliage exceptionally 
well. Grows well on any soil, and especially sandy soils. Planted 
by many southern orchardists to enrich the soil, yet not spread 
orchard diseases. For hay sow % of a bushel to an acre—for 
seed drill about 8 pounds to an acre in rows 3 to 4 feet apart, 
and work as you would corn. Mature in about 90 days. There 
are about 4,500 seed in one pound. 
y 2 lb., 20c; 1 lb.. 25c; 2 lbs., 45c; 1 gal., 75c; 1 pk., $1.35 
1239— BLACK —Seeds jet black, low growing, viny or running, 
making a fine growth of vines and leaves—shy seeder, splendid 
land improver, most valuable as a forage crop; used also as a 
general purpose pea. Plant in rows of corn 8 pounds to acre, 
same amount if drilled in rows 3 to 4 feet apart for seed. If 
broadcast for hay mix some upright-growing pea with them to 
hold vines off the ground when cutting. There are about 2,600 
seed in one pound; mature in about 120 days. 
% lb., 15c; 1 lb., 25c; 2 lbs., 40c; 1 gal., 75c; 1 pk., $1.35 
1236— CLAY —The seed are buff colored, medium size, the plant 
is large, vigorous growing and of vining or running habit, pods 
are large and yellowish. The Clay pea is used mostly for soil 
improving or green manuring, especially in sugar cane growing 
section of the South. Sow broadcast % of a bushel to an acre, 
for hay or turning under—drill 10 pounds to the acre in 3 to 4 
foot rows on poor soil for seed. There are about 3,500 seed to 
one pound; they mature in about 110 days. 
y 2 lb., 15c; 1 lb., 20c; 2 lbs., 35c; 1 gal., 65c; 1 pk., $1.25 
1240— RED RIPPER —Seed are red, it is a vigorous growing vin¬ 
ing pea. Like the Clay or Black, makes fine yield of long vines. 
Shy seeder, very popular where known. Planted mostly for soil 
improving and in mixtures for hay. Sow broadcast % bushel 
to acre for hay or to turn under—10 pounds to acre in 3 to 4 
foot rows for seed. There are about 3,900 seed in one pound; 
they mature in about 110 days. 
% lb., 15c; 1 lb., 25c; 2 lbs., 40c; 1 gal.. 75c; 1 pk., $1.35 
1237— MIXED PEAS —For hay and soil improving, these mix¬ 
tures consist of upright and vining peas—the upright growing 
peas, such as Whippoorwill, New Era or Soy Beans (when 
used) hold the vining or running peas such as Black, Clay and 
Red Rippers, off the ground, which makes it much easier to cut 
for hay. We sell more mixed peas for hay than all other vari¬ 
eties combined. Broadcast from one to two bushels to an acre; 
ready to cut for hay in about 90 days. 
% lb., 10c; 1 lb., 15c; 2 lbs., 25c; 1 gal., 65c; 1 pk., $1.25 
1252— GROIT —The plants are half-bushy and semi-erect, matur¬ 
ing in about 80 days. The seeds are buff-colored, speckled with 
brown and blue spots, and number about 3,200 seed in each 
pound. This variety is a natural cross between the New Era 
and the Whippoorwill. 
y 2 lb., 20c; 1 lb., 25c; 2 lbs., 45c; 1 gal., 75c; 1 pk.. $1.35 
1251—IRON—The plants are tall and half-bushy, maturing in 90 
to 100 days. The seeds are light buff, and rim about 3,800 to a 
pound. This variety is especially useful on account of its 
immunity to root-knot and wilt, and is largely grown in locali¬ 
ties where these diseases are troublesome. 
% lb., 20c; 1 lb., 25c; 2 lbs., 45c; 1 gal., 75c; 1 pk.. $1.35 
CROTALARIA SPECTABILIS 
A New Summer Legume 
1234—CROTALARIA SPECTABILIS—Has proved itself to be an 
outstanding summer cover crop. It is a legume, adding nitrogen 
to the soil when turned under, equal to an application of 800 
pounds of Nitrate of Soda per acre. A yield of 40,000 pounds of 
green material per acre is not uncommon. The organic mate¬ 
rials produced by the decomposition of crotalaria are able to 
attack unavailable plant food materials, and make them useful 
to the succeeding crop. Produces more humus and more nitro¬ 
gen per acre than any other crop. This makes it the cheapest 
cover crop to grow. Stock will not eat it, therefore it can be 
planted for soil building where there are no fences. It has suc¬ 
ceeded in the Southern states and as far north as Indiana. It is 
not a host to injurious insects and diseases. It will re-seed each 
year and is not a pest. It is used as a summer cover crop and 
soil builder in groves, orchards, vineyards, etc. It is planted in 
com and other farm crops at the last cultivation and makes a 
tremendous growth the same season. It will build up the worn- 
out land so common on every farm. 
1 lb., 35c; 5 lbs., $1.25; 10 lbs., $2.25; 15 lbs., $3.00 
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