The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1861-05-22
FACTGFOR PARMERs.
pr.s-.oIL AND CULTIVATION.

The so;l for peas sh ,uld be old, moderately
rich. deep and strong; manure applied directly
m iii, crop. 10 generally injurious. The soil in
the ueiehborhood Of Paris, principally devoted 70
the pea crop is a pure sand, and yields most
abundantly without the application Of manure
of any kind Armstrong says, "A loose, warm
col, 10 must favorable 70 this vegetable. which,
bv the way, is neither improved in quality or
quantity by stable manures."
Peas are usually sown broad cast but 1t Is
doubtful if they could not be cultivated 70 great
er advantage in drills. LOdon says, In hent'
where immense quantities OF peas are raised'
they are generally sown in rows from eighteen
inches TO three feet asunder, according TO the
kind. and veil cultivated between. Peas plan
ted foot below the surface will vegetase, out
the mos. approved depth in light soils Is sii
inches. and tour inches in clay soil, for which
reason they ought to be so"n under iurro~ ns
vheu the planting is delayed until spring. Of
al grain, beans excepted, they are in least dan'
ger Of being buried too deep"
The New England Farmer says. that "For
field peas, land that is newly plOwed out OF
sward is generally accounted best and land
which ID high and dry, and has not been much
MANFRED. A light, losmy soil is most suitable
for them, and il it abounds with slAty stones, II
in better But they will do in any dry soil.
The msnures that suit peas best, are mari and
lime. Our farmers do not generally allow .
suficient quantity Of seed for peas in broad cast
sowing When peas are sowed thus, the plants
will lie on the ground aud perhaps rot; when
they are thick, the plants will hold each up with
their tendrils, forming continued web, and viii
have more benefit of the air"
The Rural New Yorker says, "A good sward,
we'll turned over, and dragged. does well for the
pea. A little well rotted manure would help
the crop, but too much manure, especially II
fresh. causes rank growth Of haulm, without
increasing the quantity Of peas: indeed, We
have often found the crop diminished by thii
course Ii is best to put the peas in as deep as
possible without disturbing the sod. The pea i:
about the only thing that is not injured by very
deep planting. Was it not for the pea bug, the
pea vould be profitable crop TO precede wheat
- il may be sown early enough to be well out Of
the wsy OF fall sowing Frost does not iIjure
the pea, therefore it may be sown as early q
the ground can be worked, but to avoid the bug
some delay to plant until the middle or latter
part of Nay The bug has then done its work
before these late planted peas are sufficiently
matured for its purposes. The objection Ia
this course is that late planted peas suffer from
the hot sun, often mildsw. and seldom produce
q good crop. Some, however, succeed with
late planting. Peas are usually put in broad
cast, though dilling il practiced to some extent
and We think it the best practice, as the cul,iva
tor can then be used. When sOwn broadcast
about three bushels are required TO an acre, but
less than this quantity is needed for drilling"
E. N. Rradley, of East Bloomfield, New York,
who received the premium from the State Agri-
cultural Society, made the following statement
"The fed upon which this crop Of peas wss
grown, vas in the spring of 1889 MANFRED with
40 loads of good barn.yard manure. ploughed
eight inches deep, aud planted to corn. The
soil 10 gravelly Ioam lies gently undulatiEg, is
not protected by woods or buildings, and had nc
manure applied to it for the crop OF peas. Three
bushels Of the Canada branch pea we're sown The
2lss Of April. The ground was plowed ten inch
Is deep With . common pillow, and stirred sz
inches deep with q subsOil pillow the seed s0wu
upon the furrow and thoroughly narrowed in
No further culture. The crop was ripe and cut
with scythe the 10th OF August, secured the
2Dth, and threshed in September, with fails,
and cleaned and n ensured in sealed halt bush
ell, and found to yield Al IL bushels per acre. ,
He figures his profit $50 Is per acre.
J. w. Ball, says. Soil, gravel loan; previous
crop, corn plowed the fall previous; 20 loads
barn-yard manure on corn crop; spread on the
furrow and dragged in; variety, dwarf marrow
fat. This is considered an excellent field pea
not 80 liable to lodge and mildew as the marrow
fat, and is quite equal in flavor. Yield, "a bush
els pea Pr. acre. Profit per acre, $2l, 30"