The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1895-05-27

ae-hllf of the Cul-
ervatcI 5-ei east Of the Mississippi-that
a." uof uaw capable Of such crops As
twenty bushels OF corn or one-half bale
~ ca--on per acre. x they ever Were.
This IS where the rug ura comes into play.
lis advantage lies iu the fact that il does
rn- demand r.el soil The cowpta is the
friend ~ Both the poor man and poor land
AMI Uill MAX, bpfh man and land rich and
lat IL given fair chance. The old say
iu=. intended % Illustrate the poverty II
a particular soil. lit is too poor TO Sprout
c0wueas.-' IS OF meaning when properly
u- irr~-nni and applied Il simply means
chat 30 i- very poor land that Will not grow
CnuH.-l~- i.u- IL should not De- inferred
therefore. that the cow pea does not Ike
good land ar that il VIII not pay To- f,rtf-
li-e the cow pea. Even among those
formers who appreciate. i'm a high degree
the value Of this legu.ue as a land i'm
proven as well a beef. milk and pork
producer. there is n very erroneous idea
that it need not be fertiIizCd. Some FARM
ers would r.licule the suggestion 20 buy
fertilizers 10 put on peas And this IS
1-s- whEt they lack of fully approaching
the truth
There is another point which We viii
only alluEc 10 now. but viii stress later
on. viz the fact that the best disposition
% e luNu-iaut crop Of peaviucs is not to
'-uru them under but rather 10 convert
mature ami then gather ghem or turn In
the vlttle and hogs WHAT We wish 90 10
now is tb insist on planting every avail
De spot In peas. Now is the time
20 subscribe is the favorite watchword
OF rla poor editor VINO Is iu need ~ more
patronage. Now IS the time to plant peas
should ne needed by every form-r FOR the
next thirty cr FORTY days. Plant them i'm
tle corn Heidi Drop !n the mi8lies be-
tween thc rows at second plOwing. SOW
hais On one bushcl broadcast az last pillow
ing Egr i- SIS the small grain fields THAI
after harvest. afford the best opportunity
for the cow pea u DO It's best. Experi-
wsuts tend to show that when planned in
tugtr-f11- drills ana cultivated the CROP
Ur vines or peas WI Doe larger than II
s0vu broadcast but when broadcastcl the
Jon .crmiXruTc Ut craN ana eSowfoot IEassCs
Will NOR .aaI make up for the difference
ali render Il easier 20 cure the mass OF
vines and grass into hay. Every farmer
knows hsv 90 sow pcass il one docs not
he can ask his nei-hns-. We believe in
turning over lLe small grain stubhIe sow
ing t1c peas al the rate OF one bushel 20
tine acre and then harrow i'm. But "A good
seed drill would 10 the work better AMI
put thc seen in more uniformly. On ordi-
nary middle Georgia clay lands We would
apply -al 10 CD pounds 81 acid phosphate
psr acre along with the seed peas. on
SANDY. and esrec-aliy on p!n-yw land.
y,a would adj about Iol pounds Of kainit
or twenty-five pounds " muriate OF
potash
az line commonly known and easily Oh
t-ilatse varieties we would prefer the
Unknown and next tine common Whiupoor-
Will I;Ll there are many other varieties
fry or suore-uot 50 well known. Of which
seed aIe uoL 50 readily uhta.uahic. Among
them there are doubtless some varieties
Jiizc may be is good or better. 5gt We
doL5s L. i. J. REDDING.