Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1851-03-28
Agricultural.
From the Southern Cultiyator.

Peas, Ants, &c.
Mr. EDITOR Circumstances have thrown me
quite in arrears in my agricultural reading. in
sequence of which, did not look at your November
No. until to-day One of your correspondents under
the classical name of /" MUD,n inquiries where a va
riety of Pea suited to bald prairie land be found
4 As have acquaintance whatever with bald pra-
irie land, of course cannot undertake to give him
positive answer but can say that of all the yare-
ties of the Pea known hereabout, and most of them
are known believe the Pigeon, or Lady Pea, is de-
cidedly the most vigorous grower in the several diff
ferent soils in which have it grow and there
fore think it may reasonably be supposed to do as
WE'LL if not better, than any other bald prairie
lands, and well worthy of trial by "MUD." 1t is
small white pea, decidedly the most delicate for
table use and therefore worth cultivating for this
purpose aloneby every fond of the pea 1t bears
great number of pods but in consequence of the
smallness of the grain, the produce per is not
large. Next. in vigorousness of growth, ranks the
Shinney Pea, which had the good fortune to STUN
BILE upon few years ago. 1t is the most productive
and decidedly the best variety have ever known
1t can be planted here from the rss of April till LIST
August and when planted early, say from Est April
to 1st May will rpen about the middle of July: and
yield two or three crops, or pleklngs, on ordinary
lands while on new or strong lands, will continue
in bearing until October or November. have cul-
tivated the Shnney Pea for four years, and during
that time have carefully watched it, in order to test
it fully in every respect and the conclusion that
have come to is that: with exception, it is by
far the best variety have The only fault
have found in it is, that the pods rot sooner, when
exposed to bad weather than any other variety but,
compensation for this, one of my overseers in
forms that he thinks, from his observation, the
yield is greater when the pods gathered as fast
as they rpen. have had as many as ten crops, Or
pickngs in season, from seed sown about the
1st of May. have supplied great many persons
with the seed of this pea, and with only excep
ton, all confirm my estimate of its merits.
Two years ago, being DESTROYS of ascertaining, by
actual experiment, what an acre in peas would yield
as well rs to compare the three kinds had in cult
walton, had measured off, carefully, by an intelli
gent and trusty overseer, the best acre of Shinney
and one quarter acre (105 feet square, of each of
the others-all sown the latter part of July. They
were carefully gathered, and the products immedi
atey weighed under my overseer's eyes, and resulted
follows 1888 lbs. of Shinney per acre $50 lbs
of red pea, known the Chickasaw and 80 lbs. of
the common Cow Pea, each per quarter It takes
about so lbs in the pod to give bushel of clean
peas.
picking peas by weight, instead ofmeasure and with
great gain to myself, and satisfaction to my
negroes My tasks are, in very good crop: 200 lbs
per hand day; in fair crop. 16O lbs.-to be weigh
ed in the field and wagoned homeland if an account
is kept of the weights, then can know how many
bushels have housed. | suppose you know that we
pursue, in every practicable case the task system
that is giving our hands certain task to be accom-
plished in the day
Yours: respectfully, RoBr. CH1soLM.
P. S.-To keep ants out of any safe OF jar rub up
corrosive sublimate with hogs lard: grease candle
wick with this ointment, and tie it around the JAR
or the legs of the safe. | told by friends in whom
have entire confidence, that this is nallible. Hav
ing no ants have myself never tried it. have been
told that putting green baize under anything will
also keep them off Q,ere-As ants and some va
reties of Aphides plant lice, very dependent
upon each others favors nigh not this creased
dle-wick, q strip of green baize, tied round the
body, protect many of our trees and plants from
Aphides? will try it.
have never found any difficulty in protecting a
small quantity of seed, of any kind from insects -
Clean the seeds thoroughly. them WE'LL then put
them up in stout close paper carefully with guam
tity of gum camphor, proportional to the quantity
of seed.
My Apple and Pear trees are very much infested
with the bark louse Coccus, for which have thus
far found no certain remedy. Vinegar, as likely to
decompose their scales, has been suggested to me-
and mean to try it. I would be glad if others
would try it also. R.
Near Beaufort, s. c., JAM, 1851.