Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1853-12-02
FOR TIE UNION AND AMERICAN

OhECUN PEA GA
have, for the last two years, been raising the
celebrated Oregon Pea, and now wish to commu-
n:cate to my fellow farmers some of the results of
my experience as to their great utility
DEsCRIPTIoN-The pea grows on bush from
five to six feet high, with five six large branches
near the ground; and they, with the main stalk,
put out other branches until two stalks would
make bunch as large round as tobacco hogshead,
or near it. 1t grows more like cotton than any,
thing else know Of, only it is much larger, and
the branches not so horizontal. After leaving the
ground little, all these branches, with the branch
es they put out at every joint bear from four to ten
pods in bunch, with about fifteen peas in pod ;
so they are hung with peas pretty much from top
to bottom. The leaves are very large and beauti-
full and taking it all together, it is the most beauti-
full and rich plant ever saw.
UTILITY-The stalks and leaves make perhaps
the finest hay in the world-stock preferring it to
any other,-and yielding greater abundance than
any other. The hay and pea together, is better
and far cheaper feed than can be raised from any,
thing else in the United States for horses mules
cattle, sheep, and hogs. / believe can raise more
and better feed for my stock from one acre Of land
than can from five of anything know of 1t
will grow on land so poor that it would produce
little or nothing else; and tolerabe poor land is
better for it, and viii produce more than rich land
This may appear strange to some, but it is never
theless true. Rich land viii produce more stalk
but not so many peas; in this respect it is like cot
ton. As an improYer of the soil, consider it far
superior to clover, or anything knownin Tennessee,
when fed off on the ground, and then plowed in.
Now, taking it all together, consider it one of the
greatest acquisitions to the farmers of the Valley
of the Mississippi that have been introduced for
the last thirty years; and I am of the opinion it
will prove greater blessing the farmers of Ten
nessee, and surrounding States, than the many
boosted railroads that now being built amcng US,
and that many Of US being heavily taxed t. pay
for their construction. -ilaF
have part of my crop of peas now ready for
market and win have the whole ready in few
days. I shall have perhaps 80 or 40 bushels; and
an amply supply will be kept at McFerrin & Hun
ter's Bookstore, on College street, few doors be-
low Union. All orders postpaid, accompanied
with cash, will be punetually attended to- and can
be sent by stage or any other conveyance, to any
part of the United States. A supply viii also be
kept at my house. eleven miles from Nashville, I'M
mediately on the Murlreesboro turnpike. All the
peas of last years crop were sold at 81 per quart
or 81 per pint, or $50 per bushel. They can be
had this year. at either of the above places at $40
per bushel, or 81 per quart or 80 cents per pint.
g Now, brother farmers, it is known to US all, that
we need something, very much, to supply the place
of corn that has exhausted our lands until they
are well nigh worn out l know of nothing that
will supply its place half so wei as the Oregon Pea,
VIII you try it! A. B. RozELL.
Nnunrnhnr Ii 1879