| Show FARM AND GARDEN MATTE MATTERS RS op OF INTEREST TO A agriculturists some up tp to r catt ate about cut atio of the th soil nail and held thereof viticulture amrid cow penn probably no forage 1 crop has attracted more attention in rl r nt years than the cow pea it was slow in getting a foothold in public esteem but wh when en that position was once obtained obtain ed it advanced very rapidly in public fatiori ihla Is largely due to the fact that the experiment stations took up the cow pea and investigated it it they fliey found it to be a very good plant for the collection of nitrogen and its introduction into the soil the farmers armors are now in close touch with the experiment stations and the value of the cow pea was pressed on the notice of the farmers wherever the pea ran can bs be successfully end and safely grown we do not hes iaia to say that if we had no experiment stations the cow pea would be still struggling tor for recognition without doubt the cow pea Is dest destined ned to play a much larger part in our agriculture than at pie sent there Is no reason why the farmers that have ground in ill the early crops in the spring and first part of the summer should not plant cow peas afterward of course the pea vines will not in such case mature seed but the ines and roots will greatly improve the soil |
