The Red Cloud chief., 1886-01-15

COW PEAS.
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a Crop Specially As.y,~A 10 the ssssA-
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The co~ pea - \ kind Of pea named.
bo,snicslly. D0lieAos. I, is. therefore.
no, L pea. and on. who sees !, gros.
ing will \, once distinguish IL hsAn.
like character By the form " az long
round pod and IL hcaT;-shaPsd leaves
4, i. \ Southern crop AMI would haniiy
pay 20 grow anywhere north 81 hsn-
lucky, although IL hAs beea grown for
fodder in New Jerssy. The grain par
favor and nutritious quality. ard vii
make \ mos; valuable crop for fStirn-
ing pork in those Southern localities
where the main mes, supply j, drawn
from the West. This plant = one Il
the lc-umiaous order. and hence pos-
.esse- much the same value a. 3 ryno-
vator of the sO.l and a. = green ana
"a b. plowsi tn. A. clover doe he
cent experience with this crop confirms
our belief that the COW pea 3, oav 81 the
most valuable of all Southern fodder
and grain crops. both for IL. suo
uses and for it, couVieui adaptation -
81 many circumstance And ~ would
cali IN. a~i;snt.osof Southern RAIDER.
and those in the North who NAV i--i
inclined 10 tn this plant In Il. exceed
ingiy great and varied value
IL may be- grown asa special crop.
a. peas or beans ARE. IN suitable elm
a;es. As peas and the common hcs!
bean arr not suited - the hot Southern
sun. tiis plant seems 20 bc = sp,cia!
oft of nAtur for the benefit If he
Southern planter. IL i, a mI-foriune
that along with many other slits 81
bOuntrou> nature hc too often ncgi"Cts
thi- with the Others. \ few fAInieT-.
recognizing the great value If the cow
pes, turn Il to every possible u>.. and
a. a special crop grow foftI or iity
bushels per acre and save the stalks for
foid-ring sheep ar mules i; =, 'n
fact. "A far more valuable crop than
corn. having better feeding qualities.
~ well a. being less exhaustive Of the
ground. II may be- sown at the last
blowing Of the corn. ana VIII produce
~ least half a crop. and VIII make an
excellent pasture for pig. bringing
them into the best condition for fat
tcning after the coru has bccn gath
cred.
One # it, most valuable uses i - .
green manure. bcin. pi"wrd under
when in full growth. This meets the
greatest need of southern farmers.
which j. a better supply Of manure.
Manure l. the >carcest thing 10 be seen
ON a Southern farm. a poor load If
il may be gathered during the short
winter. when the mules are treated TO
a mess If corn ShUcks and n few ears,
a. 4 change from gnawing the stalks
LETT in the field; and this manure il
helped out very sparscly 10y the addh-
ton Of a few bushels If cotion>e.i.
Almost everything from a Southern
farm j. sold. Cotton and the cotton
seed, the tobr'co. and quite often most
If the corn and fodder are disposed II
To- pay for fertilizers and food In this
casc the % pea may bc mad" most
valuable ~ pillow in upon the old fields.
and nan Of the more cntcrVrl-ing
farmers are doing this instead Of l.aV-
ing the land 70 b. >corched by the sun
and scored and quilted by the rains.
Like clover. a crop Of cow peas, can bs
grown very chcaply. II may he,
pasturcd off or h. turned under.
or IL may be cut for hay. II
which IT makes an excellent kind
and fit for all kinds of stock
and j. readily eaten by them. In any
Of these ways IL can be turned TO ac-
count Il, a manurial crop aud 80 meet
tn. most pressing necessities for
the farmer in the South. Green
manuring by the help 81 this crop will
be- ON. Of the most available can for
restoring the soil after cotton growing.
Ii il thought that, a. the lint 81 the
cotton is pure carbon. it may be wholly
consumed and returned tn the atmo,-
pherc from which il vas derived. this
il not IN ~cXhausting crop. but for
every pound Of lint produced. three
pounds Of seed are taken from ih. soil.
and cotton-seed is exceedingly rich IN
all the clement, II a fertile soil: nitro
gen. potash and phosphoric acid. And
~ the seeds now mostly sold To the
oil mills. the cotton crop is really one
Of the most exhaustive II all that are
grown. Cow peas are rich in all these
three elements. and il the planter will
alternate his cotton with COW peas.
which thrive so well upon his soil and
in his climate. the labor viii be repaid
most literally in the larger crops Il
cotton grown and in the saving 81 the
land from dsmage.-N. y. Times.