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Affecting Physical Condition

Categories: THE COWPEA

The cowpea has marked influence upon the

physical condition of heavy soils, even when the vines are not plowed

down. This is due in some degree to the roots, and probably more to the

mulching effect of the vines during their growth. Heavy soils are made

much more mellow by the cowpea, and when the crop is removed for hay,

the stubble-land is easily prepared for a seeding to grass or small

grain. When the growth is plowed down, the soil may be made too loose

for seeding to small grain, but is put into prime condition for a

tilled crop.



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