Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-04-12

Only DC pafbldliy SuISu ny bAOlOusA 4LntAiss,
short leaf or rosemary piRe, growing will
the trees first mentioned, is not objection
able.
Lands upon water courses are generally
found best adapted to the production of thi:
crop, being usually of the character men
toned above, particularly those upon the
sea coast, owing, think, to the fact that the
ground pea requires, to some extent, both
lime and salt. Lime l have found one Of
the best applications, as by the use of from
80 to 60 bushels TO the acre of shell lime,
sown upon the land, followed by so to 100
loads Of well rotted leaves or woods mould,
l have increased the product one-third to
one half, and that too Of improved quality,
almost entirely exempt from pops.
Ashes, leached or unleached, are, in value,
! next to lime, having similar effect and
possessing more fsrtilizing properties than
lime.
?. As to the preparation of the land,
| where there is trash, or coarse vegetable
mater, it should be thoroughly cleaned off
or burnt. Flush up neatly, if your lands
are light with a small Tillman or other
! turn plow, six TO eight inches deep. Should
lands be at all siii, break twice, the first
time being as early in winter as convenient,
then, again, just before planting, in order
to have them thoroughly broken and in
good order, with the surface as nearly level
as possible. Lay off the rows twenty
seven TO ihirty-two inches, according 10
quality Of tndS, with a block plow similar
TO that used for cotton, tapering down to
one inch, or one inch and a quarter at bot
tom, with a scrap Of iron half inch thick
on the bottom. Cross in the same way,
and drop, in each check, two peas that have
been carefully shelled by hand without
being split or bruised. Cover with hoe
Carefully avoiding trash or sOds), from two
to three inches deep.
Planting should commence about the
18th Of April, and should be finished by
the 10Th of May, if possible, though have
known a tolerable fair crop made, planted
the last of May, or even the first of June.
| would recommend early planting, how
ever, giving full time to mature befMe frost.
Light lands, stimulated by manures, are
more certain to mature early.
3. Culture.-They should be cultivated
with a sweep, having share on each side
about three inches wide, attached to a coul-
ter and bar, sloping off at an angle of about
fOrty-ffve degrees, and cutting fIrT0w from
sixteen TO nineteen inches wide. The
blowing should commence early in May, or
as soon as grass begins TO start, sweeping
out each row with one furoW-hOes follow
ing the plows Immediately the first time;
after which, plOws should run over the en-
tire crop once in each row, every eight or
nine days, if possible; then crossing the
other way the next eight or nine days
hoes following and going over once in six !
teen or eighteen days. This mode of plow- !
ing often, twice to each hOeing, makes easy
work, and, instead of wasting time, it really |
saves it-this being a clop that will not ad- |
init Of getting foul or grassy, as it is then |
next TO impossible to get it clean. / gener i
ally plow seven or eight times with four |
thorough hOeings-then 90 through with |
the hoes, giving what is termed flat weed |
ing, shaving out the punches of grass |
where it can be got at with the hoes; and if |
any has been allowed TO grow in the hills, |
pulling it out carefully with the hand. This |
is the last work done before harvesting.
1. Harvesting. This should commence 1
in October. The exact time cannot be /
fixed, but depends somewhat upon the
Iuality of lands and seasons, not always
upon the time of planting, as they mature
n some seasons, and upon some lands,
earlier or later than others, but should never
Be DELAYED until frost, as, in that event, the
stem, TO which the pea is attached, will, in
! very few days, commence TO rot and de-
,ay, and upon blowing most Of the peas are
ilseugaGcd from the vine and left in the
,Omd.
Our new, fresh lands are suited to the
,rop, or, if stimulated by manures, they
yiil mature earlier than without these ad-
'mtages.
The first step in harvesting is accomplished
With plow, made somewhat like the one
lsed in cultiyating, only larger and heavier
With one share only. This share is fixed
0 a bar and c0ulter-Share attached to the
Gutter in front; the back edge of which
IUns gently upWa ard, so as to raise or loosen
he earth above. and cut a furTow nineteen |
7 twenty inches wide. This share is now
eep enough 20 90 below the pea on one
ide, then on the other; cutting the tap root |
he last time; about three hands follow the
low. shaking the vine and peas from the
irJ, (Which being lOosened by the pillow, is
asly Gisaugaged) and Sett nc e. e vines on
be tip ends, the peas hanging on the in |
ide, for the purpose o drying or curing.
The time required for this can only be !
judged Of the general appearance. It de-
ENDS mainly upon the character of the land !
nd its locality. Upon the sea-coast, and !
p0U light lands, with the advantages es-
ribed above, they mature earlier and cure |
q a much shorter time than in the interior |
nd upon lands unsuited to their pr0duc-
ion in other respects. The time required !
D. curing viii be found to vary from two to
We, or six DAYS, according to the above cir
umstancas. When ready to put up, they |
hOuld be stacked in stacks OF about one |
nd half tiers, avoiding all dampness from
ither dew or rain. Let each hand take |
go rows, catching the top Of the bunch in |
be fingers, folding il together, with peas
lside,) catching them either on the knee or
njer the arm, pressing them together, IN |
] from six TO ten punches, according 70
We, are folded together; then lay them |
own in the middle Of the row, pressing
ZEN together, 50 as to prevent their getting
lngled.
For moving them TO the stacks, usually
lake use Of dumping carts, one mule to
aCh, allowing two hands to throw up the !
lies, and one 10 pack them in carefully, so
S not TO tangle them. The stacking is I
one by about four of the most careful
audS, one upon the stack and the three
theirs folding the vines together in bunch ]
5, one throwing to the stacker, Ca7efully,so I
s to avoid tangling. Stacks should be /
tpered from about two feet Of the top aud I
appsd off with hay or straw. /
l have, for the last ten years, been stow
y them in houses, after they had remain v
4 in the stacks ten or fifteen days in the C
pen air, for the purpose Of seasoning or t
rying, TO prevent moulding or turning +
ark, when packed in the hOuses. This i,
IethOd Of putting iuhouses ! have found h
great advantage, more than Compensating f
II the expenses Of building, packing them u
way, etc, as it not only prevents destruc- D
on by birds, but renders the quality of the {
"a very much better, keeping them from J
3coming black or speckled, which Injuries
e sale materially. &
The houses used are about thirty by S
zty to seyenty-ive feet long, and sixteen n
eighteen feet in haght-built by putting u
,ast oak Or ligh1-woOd posts in the ground, i
vered neatly with good shingles, and b
eatherbOarded-With a en- foot passage Il
aiding through from end to end, allowing il
lgOns to pass through until both sides are D
led up; then filling the passage up to the k
. of the house C,
The picking and preparing for market is a s.
iious and troublesome process, as the best Il