60 
T. W. WOOD & SONS 
SENDSMNN SINCE 1879 
RICHMOND, V I R G-1 N I A 
row PEAS = “'b.. 
TT r iv # \ w 1 bnshel = 60 11 ) 8 . 
THE ECONOMICAL SOIL IMPROVING AND HAY CROP 
WfiSH 96 f£Alf9. Cow-peas can be planted in May, June or 
July, at the rate of from one to one and a half bushels per acre. 
I’lant with a grain drill or in rows 24 to 36 inches apart, and 
eultivate two or three times—blgger crops are often made when 
roWh in rows. They may also be put on a grain stubble with a 
ise 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 appli¬ 
cation of 300 lbs. acid phosphate per acre will 
materially increase the yield, 
SOWIHG COW-PEAS WITH SOY-BEANS, KAPPIR CORN, 
eOROHVM AND SUDAN GRASS.— Cow-peas may be sown w;ith 
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 MIDDET —Whippoorwill is the 
best kind 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. 
FACTS ABOUT COW-PEAS 
Poniid 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. 
INOCllATE ALL LEGUMES 
^ WITH ^ 
NlTRAGlN 
K The Ort<jin»» le9ume Inocuietoe 
j ^ Cow-peas and. Mildet 
Harvesied for a Crop. 
BfabhHin —This wllt-reslstant variety is making cow peas 
profitable where the land has become so badly diseased 
that other varieties are no longer profitable. It usually yields 
considerably more hay than other varieties and of superior qual¬ 
ity. The seeds are similar to Whippoorwill, but smaller and do 
not require to be seeded as thickly as other kinds. It is disease- 
resistant, vigorous 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, peck 90c: peck $1.50; ^ bushel $2.65; 
bushel $4.85. 
Not postpaid, y-i peck 65c; peck $1.05; ^ bushel $1.90; bushel 
$3.50. 
^VhippOOrwi]l —sometimes called Shinney or Speckled Peas. 
More largely grown than any other cow pea, 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^ peck 85c; peck $1.40; y^ bushel 
$2.40; bushel $4.35. 
Not postpaid, y^ peck 60o; peck 95c; ^ bushel $1.65; bushel $3.00. 
IfQD —A vigorous grower, the vines growing 4 to 6 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^ peck 85c; 
peck $1.40; ^ bushel $2.40; bushel $4.35. 
Not postpaid, y^ peck 60c; peck 95c; y^ bushel $1.65; bushel $ 3 . 00 . 
—Vigorous in growth; of running habit. Very popular all 
^ throu.gh the Southern States; a good variety for soil im¬ 
proving. and one of the leading varieties. Somewhat later than 
Black. By mail postpaid, y^ peck 85c; peck $1.40; y^ bushel $2.40; 
bushel $4.35. 
Not postpaid, ^ peck 60c; peck 95c; ^ bushel $1.65; bushel $3.00. 
Postpaid Prices of Field Seedsj 
and Fenna. _ • 
POSTAGE TO OTHER STATES: To S. C., Ga., Ky., Tenn., ; 
Ohio, Ind., N. Y., New England and Mich.; add 2c per pound ■ 
to postpaid prices. ; 
To Ala., Ark., Fla., Ill., Iowa, Da., Miss., Mo. and Wis., add ; 
4c per pound to postpaid prices. \ 
To Texas, Okla., Kan. and Neb., add 6 c per pound; to Cuba, Z 
lOc per pound to postpaid prices. Z 
Black —sandy 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^ peck 85c; peck $1.40; 
y^ bushel .$2.40; bushel $4.35. 
Not postpaid, ^ peck 60c; peck 95c; y^ bushel $1.65; bushel $3.00. 
—Grow thicker, producing a better crop of 
iTiijkcu & cao vines and forage than sowing single varie¬ 
ties. For soil-improving it is really an advantage to sow mixed 
peas. By mail postpaid, y^ peck 75c; peck $1.25; y^ bushel $2.15; 
bushel ^.85. 
Not postpaid, 14 peck 50o; peck 80c; y^ bushel $1.40; bushel $2.50. 
Mixed Cow-Peas and Soy Beans Sfo?f 
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^ peck 65c; peck $1.05 ; y^ bushel $1.75; bushel 
$3.10. Not postpaid, peck 40c; peck 60c; ^ bushel $1.00; 
bushel $1.75. 
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