Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1882-02-03
pcaso asd Beans for stock.

A sadlyrneglected matter Is the culti-
vation or l6gnminous plants. True,
clover isgrownin allssections where it
can be done. but cloyeris o, costly crop
on some land, pdTot take, its place we
have peas and beans, which belong TO
the same family. ','
A. clover seed is a diminutive bean,
and were 1t not for its high market value
clover seed would be invaluable for
feeding But we can produce pease. and
beans, on the ilightest of soils. and even
in sections that produce good crops OF
clover these articles should be grown.
That they bring good prices in market
Is well known to those who ehdeavor' to
procure them; but 1t is their qualities for
feeding to stock that we wish to con-
sider.i poll.is saj sn.firoo dsul., eE ee
Corn and meal are used for food prin-
cipally because they contain great deal
of nutritious. matter in concentrated
form. But this matter is mostly carbon
aceous or fat-producing, Growing stock
should not be kept in a fat condition,
for the demand of the system is chiefly
for MUSCLE producing matter. There is
no concentrated material on the farm
that supplies this desideratum in full,
and though nature has furnished farm
ers with splendid agents for this pur-
pose, in the shape of pease and beans,
the opportunity is not improved.
For early pasture or soiling after rye
n piece of land broadcasted to tall-grow-
ing green pease, mixed with oats, is in
valuable. The writer of this once kept
q cow up to flow of milk till late in the
season by u succession of such crops,
n bnt a nf
land. 1t is not known by some that if
these vines are cut and nicely cured
when Just about to blossom they will
furnish a good crop of nutritious hay,
but if not cut at Towering time the
leaves will crumble away. t'"'s
Ground pease or beans arr economic
nj for feeding owing to the great saving
they effect. Farmers are tempted to
part with them at 81 10 n bushel, and
they often bring more than that sum;
meal, mixed half-and-half with corn
meal, will enable us to dispense with
one-third the quantity of hay, a great
saving is made through the winter. For
young calves nothing can equal it. 1T the
farmer has no convenience for grinding
them, the pease or beans can be cooked
into "mash'' in the ordinary way, and
if thus given literally tostook, especial
ly to the younger portion, Will push
them rapidly forward. Pigs will grow
fatter on this than on anything else.
Young hefers become matured several
months sooner. BY the use of pea or
bean meal wheat straw can be used in
place of hay, and, taken as whole, it
is almost necessity on well-regulated
farms. Bear in mind, as stated above,
pease and beans will not fatten stock as
readily as corn, nor will corn make the
stock grow as quickly as the legumes.
Hence, in winter we should feed these
articles together in order to get the best
results. These crops can be grown as
cheaply as corn-pease ina much short
er time, and beans fully Us easy. The
COW pea is u bush, variety, that grows
very tall. Our ordinary white bean
will answer for quick crops. OF pease
the marrow is preferable. They can be
| produced in drills or broadcast.
Pease will stand some frost, and may
be put in early for vine-feeding before
other green material is. ready. Beans
cannot stand frost, and the growers
I should wait until the ground is warm.
They can be successfully followed till
fall. Peasc will produce several crops
during the season on the same land, and
the COW pease can be grown between
corn if the corn is planted four feet each
way and worked only in, one direction
The crops are easily harvested. Having
but feeble root-hold they are pulled up
and carried to the barn, where they are
threshed at such times as will not per-
NIT of other outdoor work.
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