T. W. WOOD & SONS - SEEDSMEN SINCE 1879 - RICHMOND, VIRGINIA 
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COW PE AS—The Economical Soil Improving and Hay Crop 
Cow Pea hay is relished by all livestock, is equal to clover and contains much 
more digestible protein than timothy. Horses need no grain when fed cow peas. 
Racks help cure it. 
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.” Cotton can be grown for three suc- 
cessive years after cow peas. 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. Cow peas do not require expen- 
sive fertilizer, but 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 8-foot rows 
and cultivate 2 or 8 times; or broadcast 11%, to 2 bushels when 
corn or cotton is turned by; or with a dise 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. 
WHIPPOORWILL or SPECKLED—Matures in 75 to 90 days. 
Makes a large vigorous growth 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. 
Late maturity. 
BLACK—Matures in 75 to 90 days, Long running fine growth and 
heavy yield of peas on non-wilt land. One of the best varieties 
for pasturing hogs. é 
MIXED COW PEAS—For hay, soil improvement or hogging down, 
as it grows thicker, matures early, produces an abundant growth 
on 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 
BEANS—Inoculation is inexpensive, but pays handsomely. 
1-bus. size 20c; 2-bus. size 30c; 5-bus. size 55c; 10-bus. size 
$1.05; 25-bus. size $2.50, postpaid. 

VELVET BE AN S The South’s Wonderful Forage 
and 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. 
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cold weather. Plant in June or July, 2 or 3 beans in hills a foot 
apart, in 3-foot rows; 1 lb. to 200 feet; 15 lbs. per acre. Cultivate 
early, before they blossom, but not deeply, nor while wet with 
dew. Our stock is specially selected pure seed, snowy white and 
uniform large size. It produces a better yield that sells for a 
premium over crops grown from ordinary seed. 
PRICE E. 0. 5. Richmond NOT POSTPAID | POSTPAID 
—Should be planted by every 
farmer for dried beans for 
10-Bus. 
; Peck 14 Bus. Bus. Lots eck a BUS. 
“Mixed Cow Peas....... 75¢. .$1.30. .$2.25. .$2.15/$1.20....... $2.05 
Mixed Cow Peas and 
Soy Beans .......... 60c 1.00.. 1.80.. 1.75] 1.05...... > 1.75 
“Whippoorwill Cow Peas 80c... 1.40.. 2.50.. 2.45] 1.25....... aid 
yBrabham Wilt-Resist- 
ant Cow Peas........ SOC A408 22.50 2451" 152580 rs 2.15 
‘Clay Cow Peas......... 80c..,1.40.. 2.50.. 2.45] 1.25....... 2.15 
“Black Cow Peas, 
Medium... .c iat os 80c.. 1.40.. 2.50.. 2.45] 1.25. stots eee 
‘Mixed Iron Wilt- 5 
Resistant Cow Peas.. 80c.. 1.40.. 2.50.. 2.45] 1.25...... . 2.15 
100-Day Speckled Vel- 
vet Beans’. ..... 05% se G0C.. 712008 ..2) 17 Se uaahe lO liek sO aoe, oro ae Ay 
Osceola Velvet Beans.. 65c.. 1.05.. 1.90.. 1.85] 1.10...... - 1.80 
5t025 25to99 5 10, 25 
Lbs. Lbs. 100Lbs./ubs. Lbs. Lbs. 
Navy Beans .......... SG aceon 6loc...... 6c (|S5e. .$1.15. .$2.30 
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