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0?. W. WOOD & SONS 
SEEDSMEN SINCE 1879 
RICHMOND, VIRGINIA 
COW PEAS 
1 peck = 15 lb«. 
y 2 bushel = 30 lb*. 
1 bushel = 60 lbs. 
THE ECONOMICAL SOIL IMPROVING AND HAY CROP 
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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 tim¬ 
othy hay. Horses and mules need no grain through the win¬ 
ter 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 growing 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 me¬ 
chanical condition 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, 
SORGHUM 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 Whip¬ 
poorwill 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 nutritious feed. 
For Best Results 
Inoculate 
Cow-Peas 
Brabham -The seeds are 
similar to Whip¬ 
poorwill, but smaller and 
do not require to be seeded 
as thickly as other kinds. 
It is disease-resistant, vig¬ 
orous in growth, holds its 
foliage well, and is par¬ 
ticularly valuable for hay. 
One of the best varieties 
for very poor land. As 
early as Whippoorwill and 
as disease-resistant as 
Iron. By mail postpaid, 
y 2 peck 80c; peck $1.30; 
y 2 bushel $2.20; bushel 
$3.95. 
Not postpaid, y 2 peck 55c; 
peck 85c; y 2 bushel $1.45; 
bushel $2.60. 
Whippoorwill 
—Sometimes called Shln- 
ney or Speckled Peas. 
More largely grown than 
any other cowpea, prob¬ 
ably because of its long 
vine, usually six feet long, 
and its large yield of both 
hay and peas. Makes an 
upright growth, making it 
easy to cut. Recommended 
where a variety of unusual 
growth is wanted. By mail 
postpaid, y 2 peck 75c; peck 
$1.25; y 2 bushel $2.15; 
bushel $3.85. 
Not postpaid, y 2 peck 50c; 
peck 80c; y 2 bushel $1.40; 
bushel $2.50. 
New Era —New Era ranks among the earliest, is of erect 
growth and the seeds are the smallest of all cow- 
peas, requiring- fewer to plant in acre. Its upright growth 
makes it easy to harvest and cure. By mail postpaid, y 2 peck 75c: 
peck $1.25; y 2 bushel $2.10; bushel $3.70. 
Not postpaid, y 2 peck 50c; peck 80c; y 2 bushel $1.35; bushel $2.35. 
Black soils it makes a fine growth and plenty of peas, 
but it does well under widely different conditions and soils. 
Usually early, though the making of pods is delayed in a wet 
season. On clay land it makes a heavy growth of vine; fine for 
pasturing hogs. By mail postpaid, y 2 peck 75c; peck $1.25; 
\ 2 bushel $2.15; bushel $3.85. 
Not postpaid, y 2 peck 50c; peck 80c; y 2 bushel $1.40; bushel $2,50. 
Clay —Vigorous in growth; of running habit. Very popular all 
through the Southern States; a good variety for soil im¬ 
proving, and one of the leading varieties. Somewhat later than 
Black. By mail postpaid, y 2 peck 75c; peck $1.25; y 2 bushel $2.10; 
bushel $3.70. 
Not postpaid, y 2 peck 50c; peck 80c; y 2 bushel $1.35; bushel $2.35. 
Mixed Cow-Peas —Grow thicker, producing a better crop of 
. vines and forage than sowing single varie¬ 
ties. For soil-improving it is really an advantage to sow mixed 
peas. By mail postpaid, y 2 peck 70c; peck $1.15; y 2 bushel $1.95; 
bushel $3.45. 
Not postpaid, y 2 peck 45c; peck 7Co; y 2 bushel $1.20; bushel $2.10. 
K. on —A vigorous grower, the vines growing 4 to 5 feet long, 
with large dark green leaves that it holds for a long sea¬ 
son. A prolific bearer; never affected by rust, and makes a par¬ 
ticularly fine hay. This pea seems to be immune to many diseases 
that attack some other varieties. By mail postpaid, y 2 peck 75c; 
peck $1.25; y 2 bushel $2.15; bushel $3.85. 
Not postpaid, y 2 peck 50c; peck 80c; y 2 bushel $1.40; bushel $2.50. 
Gfoit —cross between Whipporwill and New Era. Makes more 
vine than the New Era, and just a little later. When grown 
without soybeans or other support, the mass of growth gener¬ 
ally averages two feet or more over the field. It is rust-resistant. 
By mail postpaid, y 2 peck 75c; peck $1.25; y 2 bushel $2.10; bushel 
$3.70. 
Not postpaid, y 2 peck 50c; peck 80c; y 2 bushel $1.35; bushel $2.35. 
Mixed Cow-Peas and Soy Beans ^h^growth,Support 
long pea vines, and not only make the harvesting easier, but 
the combination of cow-peas and soy beans makes a better hay 
than either when grown alone, and they are easier to cure. 
By mail postpaid, y 2 peck 70c; peck $1.10; y 2 bushel $1.80; bushel 
$3.25. 
Not postpaid, y 2 peck 45c; peck 65c; y 2 bushel $1.05; bushel $1.90. 
