The Cow Pea (1915 booklet promoting it as a crop with suggestions for growth, fertilization, harvesting, etc.)

New York, Chicago, etc. The German Kali Works, (1915). Wraps. 7.25 x 5.25 inches, stapled softcover in color decorated covers, near fine crisp copy. 72 pp, illustrated with several photoplates. Reprinted from the North Carolina State Horticultural Society Experimental Farm. is an annual herbaceous legume from the genus Vigna. Its tolerance for sandy soil and low rainfall have made it an important crop in the semiarid regions across Africa and Asia. It requires very few inputs, as the plant's root nodules are able to fix atmospheric nitrogen, making it a valuable crop for resource-poor farmers and well-suited to intercropping with other crops. The whole plant is used as forage for animals, with its use as cattle feed likely responsible for its name. Black-eyed peas are a common cowpea cultivar. Near fine. Item #H39959

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