The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1874-10-15
rIne PEA a. a Fertilizer.


The pea will grow on any land where
wheat ought 10 be sown; it delights In
loamy or in sandy land, even too poor to
grow clover. Unlike buck wheat, The pea
i not unfritndlY to other plants; hence
as there Is nothing IN ftse,f deleterious to
weeds, it Il necessary TO have the ground
in good order before sowing, so THAI the
pea may take entire and early possession,
so a to smother out other growth by their
luxuriance.
In the selection Of variety, the large,
black field pea i to be preferred, owing
to its very luzuriant growth and the lower
prize. The black eyed pea makes much
growth, but it is too expensive on large
scale.
The ground being we'll ploughe1 ami
harrow D. the Pea my be drilled in with
wheat drill, having every alternate tooth
out Of gear, at the rate of five pecks to a
bushel and half TO the acre, allowing
room ~ cultivate between the rows il
thorough cleansing i to be obtained-and
this object should always be kept in view
-Thom : smoothing harrow should BE-
pissed over the ground before the pea il
up A. tine seeds of most Weeds are
already Ia the ground and +, ady to
NE4tid they v III now ttS EaSEb 81
The cnltvator ought h pass weekly
between the rows Til the peas are eight
or ten inches high. Some good farmers
sow "a ; n early 4 possible and cut green
for hsy or -oIiIng, sow peas Oh the stubble,
and pIow in with single horse pillow about
three inches in cepth. Others SOW
broadcast and cover with the heavy
harrow; every farmer will be guided By
L.. ,,f Il E,,t
think that by drilling so as to be able to
cultivate afterwards, the peas will be put
"where they will do most good" In
drilling, the rows should run at rlghi
angles with the ridges for the following
crop.
When the pods begin to ripen, s
portion may he gathered for seed, though
it is more economical To buy than to pick
by hand. The balance is to be buriec
under with a two or three-horse pillow
having a heavy ex chain attached to bean
and double tree, to facilitate the covering
of the vii es. Flowing across the drill vii
insure a more equal distribution in the
ground and more uniform covering of tht
vines.
The following crop, whether wheat
winter oats or rye, may be covered by
numerous, fine and slaiting back wards
are not apt 10 catch and drag the vines
to the surface A wheat likes compact
soil, and as a rank growth of peas turned
under, is apt to leave the ground loose
and springy, it ought to be rolled after
seeding with clover in the spring. with q
heavy roler.-Report of Committee on
the Pea, to the Tuckahoe Farmers
Club
Colonel Rifin agreed generally with
the essay read, but called attention to the
fact that there were certain lands where
the pea could not be made available o.
useful rs an enricher-the soil not being
suited to it. lie contended that the pes
would not answer its purpose in our stiff
clay lands that were suited to clover; thai
ii tlourished only on the sandy loans, anC
even there left the soil so open that stand
OF clover rarely, if ever, would follow 1T
use. Still, its great present effect upoI
such lands WAS great.
An instance was cited OF the use of thi
pea as the only fertilizer ON farm neai
this city for seven consecutive years, will
the following result: This farm Col
candy lnam) at the time produced aboui
five bushels To the acre. The first turning
III af peas produced seven bushels; the
second year, nine bushels; the tl,ir1 year,
twelve; fourth year, sixteen; fifth year
eighteen; sixth year, twenty Two, and The
seventh year, about Twenty-Five bushels
To the acre. Still, there was no evidence
of d permanent Improvement Of the laDd
He recommended highly pea fallow'
OH pea lnd proper, end III alone
Southern Planter and Farmer.