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COW PEAS 
Although styled Cow Peas, this plant is real¬ 
ly not a pea at all, but a bean. Originated in 
Africa. It is cultivated also in Asia, Europe, 
the West Indies and the United States. It is 
adapted to the same climatic conditions as 
corn, requiring, however, more heat to mature 
the crop. In the cotton belt territory, the Cow 
Pea is the chief legume grown. In the old 
world. Cow Peas are grown, in the main, for 
human food, as are the white or nearly white 
varieties (Blackeye) in the United States. Our 
main reliance on the crop is for forage or 
green manure purposes. 
Cow Peas should be planted when the 
ground becomes warm, generally a week or 
two after corn planting time. May be broad¬ 
cast, drilled or sown in rows. When broad¬ 
cast, iy 2 bushels is a plenty, drilled, 30 to 40 
pounds to the acre is usual practice. Should 
not be cut for hay before the first pods are 
ripe and may be delayed later. Hay yield 
ranges from 1 to 3 tons to the acre. In feed¬ 
ing value. Cow Pea hay is particularly high, 
on account of its high protein content. Cow 
Peas do well planted with Sorghum or Sudan. 
Are widely used for planting in between corn 
rows. Popular practice is to plant 3 pecks to 
the acre after the last cultivation of the corn. 
Sometimes Cow Peas are planted close to the 
corn plants, after the crop has been culti¬ 
vated for the last time. Seed yield varies 
from 10 to 30 bushels to the acre. 60 pounds 
to the bushel. 
WHIPPOORWILL — Is most popular va¬ 
riety grown and probably comprises half the 
average sown in the United States. Its seeds 
are buff colored, marbled with brown. Is very 
productive. Matures in about 85 days. 
NEW ERA —Is earliest to mature, ripening 
in about 75 days. Very popular on account of 
its bushy habit of growth. Seeds are small 
buff colored, sprinkled with blue specks. 
SEED CORN 
Our seed corn is grown for us in Kansas, 
Missouri and some varieties in Iowa and is the 
choice selection of the crop. Ears are hand- 
selected, butted and tipped before shelling. 
Tests are made to determine the germination 
and moisture content. This selected tested 
corn does not compete in price with the cheap¬ 
er commercial grades. 
YELLOW VARIETIES 
REID'S YELLOW DENT (100 days)— Our 
selection of this splendid, popular, yellow Dent 
variety should suit you. Ears average 8 to 11 
inches in length with 20 or more rows of ker¬ 
nels on the ear. Ear is small and grains grow 
close together. Grains almost covering butts 
and tips. Leaves and stalk make excellent 
silage and fodder. 
IOWA GOLD MINE (90 days)—Is good all¬ 
purpose corn, ripening early. Ears are medium 
length, with small cob. Has deep grain of a 
beautiful golden yellow. Good ensilage and 
fodder corn. 
PRIDE OF THE NORTH (90 days)— Is 
commended on account of its extreme earli¬ 
ness. Ear is not so large as the later varieties, 
having 14 to 15 rows, growing 8 to 10 inches 
in length. 
WHITE VARIETIES 
BOONE COUNTY WHITE (110 days)—Is 
splendid yielder on strong land. Grows ears 9 
to 11 inches long with 18 to 20 rows. Has 
large white grains. 
ST. CHARLES (red cob, 110 days) —Is fine 
silage corn. Has pure white kernels on a red 
cob; Yields heavy of both grain and silage. 
IOWA SILVER MINE (100 days)—A 
beautiful hardy white corn, maturing in about 
100 days. Grows a stalk about 6 feet high, 
with ears measuring 10 to 12 inches, having 
18 to 20 rows of pure white kernels. 
LEAMING (90 days) —A large, handsome 
deep grained corn producing good ears. Husks 
and shells easily. 
SAND OR HAIRY VETCH 
Is sometimes called Winter Vetch. Although 
an annual, it re-seeds itself and will continue 
to come up year after year on the same 
ground. It is very hardy, enduring heat, cold 
and drought. Succeeds on most any kind of 
soil. As farmers become better acquainted 
with this valuable forage plant and soil build¬ 
er, it will increase in popularity. Sow either 
in the spring or fall with rye or oats as a nurse 
crop. Yields 12 to 20 tons of green fodder 
per acre. 50 pounds of seed required to seed 
an acre. We urge all to sow this most valu¬ 
able plant. Sown in the fall, it remains green 
under the snow and provides soiling and early 
pasture. 
DWARF ESSEX RAPE 
This valuable forage plant should have a 
larger place in farm economy. No plant fur- 
qishes forage for as little work and expense 
as Dwarf Essex Rape. Makes excellent feed 
for fattening hogs and sheep and for milk pro¬ 
duction in cows. Good for young lambs at 
weaning time. Valuable as a catch crop, fol¬ 
lowing early maturing grain, as wheat or bar¬ 
ley. May be sown in spring with the grain 
crop, taking the field after grain has been 
harvested. A common practice is to plant a 
patch of Rape early in the spring and insure 
an all-summer supply by successive plantings. 
In the South is usually sown in September or 
October for winter pasture. In the North, 
usual time is from the first of May to the last 
of July. When planted in rows, use 4 to 5 
pounds to the acre; if broadcast, sow 6 to 8 
pounds. 
BUCKWHEAT 
SEEDING —Good well-drained soil insures 
best returns on this crop. When planted in 
drills, sow 25 pounds to the acre; broadcast, 
use 50 pounds per acre; will, under favorable 
conditions, mature a crop in 8 to 10 weeks. 
JAPANESE —Ripens slightly later than Sil¬ 
ver Hull, but a better yielder. Kernels are 
larger than common buckwheat. Yields 35 to 
40 bushels to the acre when harvested. 
SILVER HULL —Grain is a light gray color, 
with a thin husk. Is a decided improvement 
over ordinary buckwheat. Excellent milling 
variety. 
SUNFLOWER, RUSSIAN —Produces heads 
8 to 12 inches in diameter. Sow in rows 24 
to 36 inches wide, using about 5 pounds of 
seed to the acre. For silage, use 10 to 15 
pounds of seed per acre. 
