Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1849-11-06
From The Philadelphia Nodel Cou nT
THE PlTDAR PEA.
By A PRAIT.cIL FARMER.

This is pfowa VI me .uuiiein parts GHlhA
IJuited STATES, aud also in III inicdc SAFES, Sha
comes 10 perfection where tn soil Is iaVo'ao'X
tia, is 10 say, lish; sandy loan, such rs p,s
duceS the btst melons hnd sweet potatoes -"
Sonlh II is osil,d BY h different Eathes
GRAND p a, PmEar pea end G"n6r yea.
Mani is An annual, with .oGg, !aIiiag piahchee'
ant hearing is tru; under srocrd. j. is a n.tsc
vi Mexico, aud extensively cuHivaseu " -
| West India Islands, where IL Is mach ea'e" "
the negroes as an impurian; article oi ieoa. -
| now cultivated in the sou h o: France as d. ",
| pant--thc oil expressed from The nuts being a.
n,ost equal for table use, 10 nat oo'aihee h'n'
the olive. l, is vesv excellent Ter ou'nire' ~
bushel al Tie mats produce, b. Geld expression,
gallon of oil By hea' li'g" pr, potion can OF
| oo.aincd butte fen inie'i.r qiaiiiy.
A communication published some time since
il the Tallahassee Floidisn, siesk. in high terms
Of Ire ground tut, or P.ndar rea. the oil ifcm
which is described as 10 some respects unequal
led n, IN accu,npa niment 10 tie table, oeitg
clear and mild, with peculiar taste extremely
graiif,i,g 10 the palate, rich and outlery. II Is
peculiarly adapted TO the preparation oil saisos'
anchoyies, sc Among plants, the wtlt'r 90.
Sc YES. III, Gouber ranks desegvedly as one OF
the sure,t crops, not " thhoiding generous
yield even Oh poor land, and amply ackuowlcdg'
ing the superiority Of rich Land, II light and ior''
able. The pen easily gathered, and with lsss
labor than any Of tho seeds or beans. is ready
for the press. When hned, which is most
readily effected, and ground, The oil flows most
freely and uncommonly clear from toe press
bu, when submitted L. The k:own modes OF Carl
,iBg Ill, it bee mcs liquid and pure. when
Immediately bottled ami sealed II reta n great
freshness aud line ccour highly agrceole 10
the amateurs Of vegetable oils IN the preparation
Of dishes. The retire alter expression IS acmi-
rabe for hogs, and the vine for stock, il not re-.
turned TO the soil in gathering The pes; IL savec
and cured, which is effected with much ease, IT
mi1es well in tie cutting box with tie straw or
r,e, barley, oats and rice. The product Of lie
fodder alone is estimated at more than ton 10
| the acls and OF peas, when cultivated alvne ana
properly fifty to seventy five bushels
| the paIr-coalInues the same writer IS cui'
| iystcd mucn north Il u: bur from tair lrial u ~
| found thai il delights in tie rays warm Sou H.
| crn sun, and that lie prciuc; hEdsF such eHcGm-
s.ancrs is richer, possessing inner aroma than
| the oil from the same plant produced In Virginia
AID Carolina. On IS procured WIN 1855 lanor
| and expense from this pea Inan from any o'her
seed, bean IT pa We kn"" OF. IL Is huiiea ahG
ground By machinery and The press required for
The cslr. elton is reihef vely powerful nor ex-
| Dcusivc The production oil this oil tor commerce
challenges The ealy attention oi planters, ard
| >mal. as W as large capitalists. Any qnaGiiy
could b. produced and prepared Tor mafkc'
grea, parI OF he labor being Ct that kind acaPtd
| 10 all classes. Children, old persons, and even
cipplcs- all might be engaged in The culture
and preparation OF his new and valuable pro-
DUO! OF he sell AGer liIie use, there is TO
| doubt that this oil would become a successful
rival Of the best table oil OF Euroee.
MESLlN.
In the Eastern and Northern portions OF The u
| Sla.es. i, Is a common practice % soy broadcast
mix ufc ii ;cas AMI oats which, rirca'ng 10
oeiner, are mown ard saved as provcndei; and
yery s,ruag and excellent food ior horses does
mis- mesn-as is ca.!ei-- att.!d. The seeds ale
,hreshc; Ont and id separated. from ihs stems
and straw, which last maze good fodder. The
| pca generally chosen Tor his crop i The green
pea IRON Canada, which Eipens about The same
| lime with The oais; whilst growing, The cats acts
the par! of supporters Peas ant OATS are oten
ground together as TODD for !aticning cattle, and
are considered VALUABLE, though No perhaps as
| much go as unmxcd lniian neal. Forty bushels
| OF meas ard oats per acre isreckoned large crop
The common proportions so~n are one'iohh
| peas and hree-tourhs oats, but some farmers
SOW al the rate OF one.lhiri peas and low-!hifc1
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