Orangeburg times. [volume] (Orangeburg Court House [S.C.]) 1877-1881, 1879-01-24


cause it fails to supply the necess AIRY
mineral matter, chiefly potash. Sup
ply this deficient mineral element by
application of this ash element, or
any of the Charleston Phosphats,, or
by the German Phosphate alone, or
ashes, and we have i healthy luxu.
rance Of vines, aAd all abunIlnt
crop of peas.
The pea is also an excellent ferti.
lizer for corn. and yet we act in total
disregard of this knowledge; how
common the pactice among farmers Of
pulling up the vines to gather the
peas. YOU all know what fine corn
grows about these Ii caps where the
peas we're threshcJ; this of itselfis
sufficient evidence of their value as a
fertilizer; instead of this ruinous
practice, they should be left on the
land to be turned in the next spring.
The best fruited cotton l had last
year was on a piece of land l had in
corn AMI peas the year before. The
vines we.-e left to rot OH the land, and
not turned i'll until spring. In 1873
applied 20 bushels Of cotton seed to
the acre for oats, made 81 bushels Of
oats per acre; (the land was very
poor As Dol rs The oats were gather
Ell, sowed down about 2bushcls Of
peas; had u rank growth. oi vines; the
second week in October sowed down
about II bushels Of red rust proof
oats to the acre, and turned all in
with a two horse plow. l did not
measure this oats when gathered, but
was satisfied the yield was greater
than the preceding year. The oats
did not fire at all, and kept green
near the ground until the heads com.
mcnced ~ripening. In every subsc-
Iuent crop you can tell to the row as
lar MS the peas were turned in, the
land producing better corn, better
peas and a heavier coat o::gra:s. In
the fall of 1873 wanted to plant
oats on some land l ha in corn; rs
there was some rice in the field un.
ripe, ! could not turn ny stock OIL
the land to eat offthe peas; so l cut
down the corn stalks and chopped
them into two or three pieces, sow>i
my oats and with my two horse pl ow
t rncd N corn stalks, pea vines. peas,
cookie burrs-ani all the vegetable
matter on the lani. That
was the best crop Of floats I ever made.
The iertilizIns capacity Of p.as
being i'll proportion with the growth
and luSuriance of the vine, they
shoul'l be planted Immediately after
the cereal crop is hlrvest Il. in or,ler
to secure the CREATES. growth of vine
possible and tn, utmo,. ftrti!iz ,tion
to the land"
We can greatly improve oar corr
lanis by sowing broa least from on e
to two hu 'hela Of peas to the acre ut
u last blowing of con.
On lands too much worn or de-
hcient in this mineral element, by
supplying this deicic ICY we can
make a heavy crop of vines all pas.
The latter can be gathered or fell Off
The vines remaining on the
land as II for the
next corn crop; AMI on Ian DIS
when peas die out, when planted in
hill, if sown broadcast ut the last
blowing, some Of them will live and
produce u fair crop, leaving tn, land
i'll better condition for n succeeding
crop Of any kind. Mu II more can
be said in favor of the pea as 4 fertili
ger, but is it necessary We here
present to you within tn, reach Of
every one the farmers "hsai all AMI
cure ALL No more can the cry
come up from US that our lanl, are
too poor to raise good crops, AMI we
cannot afford to bay the necessary
manures. Nature has bountifully
supplied the remedy. We have i: in
our hands Will we use it
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