The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1912-04-18

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Iron are grown to some extent but are
not general over the State. As .
matter OF fact. the two varieties frs
named make up the bulk Of the seed
appearing on the Missouri market.
The Whippoorwill cowpea isa medi.
UNI maturing, rather stocky variety,
which. however, on soils of fair fer
tility vines considerably. The Whip
poorwills are. therefore, good hay
peas and are grown very widely
over the State. The seed is rather
large, making them somewhat diff
cult to thresh on account of cracking,
but where pea hullers are used, they
can be handled with success. This
variety is adapted to all sections of
Missouri. and for general purposes
one will not 60 far wrong in using it
as standard type. It produces a
good amount OF seed on lands of
medium fertility, although on richer
lands it tends to vine too much for
profitable seed production.
The New Era cowpea is several
days earlier in maturity than the
Whipporwill and is usually heavier
seed producer. 1t is, therefore, par
ticularly adapted to sowing as catch
crop, where it must be put in late,
and is especially valuable for hog
pasture ON account of the large
amount of seed produced. The peas
are small and rather hard so that they
will handle very much better in
threshing than the larger type. The
peas are a BLUSH gray in color when
perfectly pure. although strains OF
New Era with a brownish seed occur
frequently on the market. 1t is very
common, also, to find these two colors
Of peas in the same field. The peas
are erect on average soil, but vine
considerably on soils high in fertility.
They have not, as a rule, a bunchy
appearance like the Whipporwill, and
make somewhat smaller stalks. They
are valuable for a hay crop where
one wishes to put them in late.
The Clay peas are later than the
Whipporwill and tend to vine con-
siderably more under the same con-
ditions. They produce only a fair
Of seed except on thinner
lands, and, are, therefore, adapted
more particularly for green manur-
ing or for hay crop. The seeds
of this variety are Of medium size and
Of salmon yellow color.
The Black cowpea is a pea resem-
bling the Whipporwill in general
character of growth, but produce
more seed. The seed is of a jet black
color and of medium to large size.
They are used quite commonly in
some sections as a general purpose
pea. They are also good for planting
with the corn in the row.
The Blackeye cowpea is the variety
used for table purposes in
he south. They will produce a good
AMOUNT Of seed and are of a medium
;tocky growth, well adapted for hay
,r for hog pasture. They are of
Medium maturity.
The Red Ripper pea is used to a
extent in the lowlands
# Southeast Missouri. 1t has Pc
:uliar habit of resisting decay through
tut the fall and winter in that section,
md of coming up voluntarily in the
pring. It is, therefore, used to quite
considerable extent where a man
wishes piece Of land for pasture, or,
frequently. where corn is followed
With corn, since it comes up in the
orn naturally and saves seeding.
This use of peas in corn is very COM
non in the lowland counties of the
southeastern part of the State.
The Iron pea is a medium to late
variety with medium vine,
nut which stands up well. The peas
re of an iron yellow color, somewhat
larker than the Clay.
There are one or two other varie-
les that might be mentioned, such as
he Groite, a cross between the
Nhippoorwill and the New Era, and
somewhat of the character
Il each. 1t is a good general pur-
,ose pea and has become quite pop
liar in some of the Atlantic states. 1t
3 not grown to any extent in Missou-
i, but tests At the Experiment Station
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