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VETCHES 
Vetches are adapted and widely used to maintain soil fertility and furnish feed for domesti- 
cated animals, also food and cover for wild game. They are frequently planted to provide 
green manure in orchards, and cotton fields on soils somewhat low in lime. The tender and suc- 
culent vine-like growth is easy to cut into soil with a disk harrow, where it decays readily. 

Hairy Vetch 
COMMON (Spring) Vicia sativa 
A very early maturing, non-hardy vetch. Probably better adapted than other vetches 
or legumes to grow on moist, fertile loam soils as companion crop with spring grain 
crops for soil building, grazing, and hay. Grows rapidly during the cool moist periods 
of early fall and spring. Plants semi-viny, having slightly larger leaves and stems than 
Hairy Vetch. Has about same adaptation to climate as Bur-clover, but requires a much 
higher. fertility level than Hairy Vetch. Seed large, pillow-shaped, speckled. 
HAIRY (Winter) Vicia villosa 
A winter-hardy variety well adapted on soils of somewhat low fertility and less exacting 
as to soil moisture requirements for successful growth. Used extensively for hay and 
grazing interplanted with rye, which protects the young vetch from cold dry winds and 
supports the growing vine. Also an important soil builder in orchards and on crop lands. 
Plants hairy, viny, trailing; stems terminated by bracted tendrils; flowers many and of 
a bluish color. Seed globular, medium to large, black. 
HUNGARIAN Vicia pannonica 
A rather winter-hardy variety used in the South and Southwest to furnish green growth 
for soil building, grazing, and hay on moist but fertile heavy clay soils where other 
vetches fail to grow well. Reported to be resistant to aphid damage. Plants are less viny 
than Hairy Vetch, but will produce very rank growth without the support of interplanted 
small grain crops. Stems and leaves covered with very long, fine, hairs which give the 
plants a grayish appearance. Seed large, speckled, angled. 
WILLAMETTE Vicia sativa 
A horticultural form of the common vetch. Less winter-hardy than hairy vetch, stems 
coarser, and leaves larger. Best adapted to regions with mild winters. 
