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0?. W. . WOOD & SONS 
SDDDSMDN SINCE 1879 
RICHMOND, VIRGINIA 
PEAS —Economical Soil Improving and Hay Crop 
Cow Pea hay is relished hy all livestock, is eciual to clover and contains much 
more dig^estihle protein than timothy. Horses need no g'rain when fed cow peasi 
Racks help cure it. 
THE V. S. DEPARTMENT OP AGRICULTURE SAYS: “No 0110 
thing’ can add more to the agricultural wealth of the South than 
the growing’ of cow peas.” Cotton can he grown for three suc¬ 
cessive years after cow peas. Wheat and oat lands put into cow 
peas after harvest can he seeded to grain again in the fall, making 
two crops a year on the same land. Cow peas do not rectuire expen¬ 
sive fertilizer, hut add nitrogen to the soil and improve its me¬ 
chanical condition. There is no cheaper way to improve poor land. 
WOOD’S COW PEAS are of high germination and thoroughly 
recleaned. They produce much better crops and are worth con¬ 
siderably more than the average run of seed which usually con¬ 
tain cracked peas, hulls, trash and weed seeds. 
PLANT COW PEAS from April to August, on any type of soil 
not too wet. Drill % to % bushel per acre in 2% or 3-foot rows 
and cultivate 2 or 3 times; or broadcast lU, to 2 bushels when 
corn or cotton is turned by; or with a disc drill on grain stubble 
without plowing. 300 lbs. of acid phosphate materially increases 
the yield. Harvest for hay when the first pods turn yellow; leave 
in the swath till well cured. To increase the yield, support the 
peas, and aid in curing the hay broadcast % bushel soybeans, or 
15 lbs. of millet, sorghum or kaffir corn, or 10 lbs. of Sudan grass 
with one bushel of cow peas per acre. 
BRABHAM—Wilt-Resistant. Matures in 75 to 90 days. The heavi¬ 
est yielding cow pea for hay, pea production or soil improvement. 
It is disease-resistant and makes cow peas profitable when land 
has become so badly diseased that other varieties fail. It makes 
an upright vigorous growth, holds its foliage well, withstands 
bad weather at maturity and makes the finest quality hay. The 
seeds are similar to Whippoorwill, but smaller, and do not re¬ 
quire to be seeded as thickly. It does well on poor land. It is as 
early as Whippoorwill, as disease-resistant as Iron and is an 
ideal variety. 
\/r|\/pT DC AKIQT*’® South’s Wonderful Forage 
^ ^ Soil Improving Crop 
They make an enormous growth, larger than any other forage 
plant. As a soil-improver they are considered superior to cow 
peas, making much larger growth and foliage. 
Makes Nutritious Fall and Winter Grazing —In the South, velvet 
beans are used very largely for winter grazing. They should be al¬ 
lowed to grow until killed by frost, after which they can be grazed 
through the winter, as the vines, leaves and pods decay very slow¬ 
ly and remain palatable a long time. 
Velvet beans are usually grown with corn. The corn is planted 
in 5-foot rows, 3 feet apart in the row, and the beans planted be¬ 
tween the corn. At the last working, beans are planted again in 
the middles between the rows of corn. When the corn is dry it is 
pulled from the stalk and cattle turned in to graze. 20 pounds will 
plant an acre in 5-foot rows, 3 feet apart in the row. 
100-DAY SPECKLED —Although it will not mature the pods in 
100 days, this is one of the earliest varieties and can be grown 
farther north than the common velvet beans. South of Virginia 
they will mature in a season of average length. In more north¬ 
erly sections, where the seeds will not mature, it will make a 
wonderful growth of vines for pasturing and finishing cattle, and 
a fine soil improver. 
OSCEOLA VELVET BEANS —Give excellent results as a forage 
crop in Virginia, where we have found it to make fully as much 
growth of vine as the 100-Day, with pods larger and farther ad¬ 
vanced in the same length of time. It is free of itchy furze. 
WHIPPOORWILL or SPECKLED —Matures in 75 to 90 days. 
Makes a large vigorous gro-wth and yield of peas or hay on non¬ 
wilt land. Upright growth, easy to harvest. Vines are usually 6 
feet long. 
MIXED IRON WILT-RESISTANT —Matures in 90 to 100 days. Im¬ 
mune to wilt and root-knot. Small, light buff-colored seed. Makes 
a vigorous, half bushy growth, vines 4 to 5 feet long, with dark 
green leaves that hold well, making a fine hay; a prolific bearer. 
CLAY —Matures in 110 days. Makes a vigorous running vine 
growth, excellent for hay or soil improvement on non-wilt land. 
Date maturity. 
BLACK —Matures in 75 to 90 days. Dong running fine growth and 
heavy yield of i)eas on non-wilt land. One of the best varieties 
for pasturing hogs. 
MIXED COW PEAS—Por hay, soil improvement or hogging down, 
as it grows thicker, matures early, produces an abundant growth 
f)n non-wilt land, stands up well, yet the seed costs less per 
bushel. 
MIXED COW PEAS AND SOY BEANS— The beans, being of up¬ 
right growth, support the 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. 
INOCULATE COW PEAS, EDIBLE PEAS AND VELVET i 
BEANS—Inoculation is inexpensive, but pays handsomely. ! 
Order “Culture E.” l-bus. size 30c; 2-bus. size 50c; 5-bus. S 
size $1.00, postpaid. ! 
PPI^PQE.O.B. Richmond ^°®^^i™bus. 
rKl^tO Bushel 60 lbs- peck ^ Bus. Bus. XiOts 
POSTPAID 
Peck Bus. 
Mixed Cow Peas. 
75c. 
.$1.20. 
.$2.00. 
$1.95 
$1.20. 
. .$1.95 
Mixed Cow Peas and 
Soy Beans. 
650 
. 1.05. 
. 1.85. 
1.75 
1 .10. 
. . 1.80 
Whippoorwill Cow Peas.. 
800 
. 1.35. 
. 2.40. 
2.30 
1.25. 
. . 2-10 
Brabham Wilt-Resistant 
Cow Peas . 
85c. 
. 1.45. 
2.40. . 
2.30 
1.30. 
. . 2.20 
Clay Cow Peas. 
85c 
. 1.45. 
. 2.60. 
2.50 
1.30. 
. . 2.20 
Black Cow Peas, Medium. 
80c. 
. 1.40. 
. 2.50. 
2.40 
1.25. 
. . 2.15 
Mixed Iron Wilt-Resistant 
Cow Peas.. 
85 c 
. 1.45. 
. 2.60. 
2.50 
1.30. 
. . 2.20 
100-Day Speckled Velvet 
Beans . 
55c 
. .90. 
. 1.60. 
1.50 
1 .00. 
. . 1.65 
Osceola Velvet Beans. 
65c 
. 1.05. 
. 1.85. 
1.75 
1 .10. 
. . 1.80 
Postpaid Prices of Field Seeds —Apply to Va., N. C., S 
, W. Va., Md., Del., N. >r., ■ 
and Penna. ; 
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. S 
To Ala., Ark., Pla., Ill., Iowa, La., Miss., Mo. and Wis., add ; 
4c per pound to postpaid prices. ; 
To Texas, Okla., Kan. and Neb., add 6c per pound; to Cuba, S 
lOc per pound to postpaid prices. : 
