Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-03-01

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Cow " YOUR correspondents
many w in the corn neia ,., pen
il i,a, that l can be oil ser VIZ,
ies' . short article on the SUD
Ben y cared on n farm, and III
va ,seollection my father new
srllest niece of corn to be lay
Bowel ,,t planting in 1t peas.
|E vltny,s ,rm four or Ave varieties
q ny go the Red Ripper, the
cay an. rd the Whipporwili or
s.a oea The first two ! nay
sisa nv corn at the last Pio"ins
iife y w. -, grazing for stock aiter the
iie "a Uttered and for fertilizins.
, me red Ripper Is the most
b ins' ,ha two. but wastes IN bad
~ o. ~. The Crowder pea Is u
k.asl Wa "a. sells here all the WIN
ii1s pbnshel and is raised on my
~ In the same way as the
riliOn r,rieties. After the corn
.t~,red fine feed can be mace
..,nr machine made very much
Y. iii wooden hay rake through
re v Nth the rows. This pulls up
c.aa Nv. Ma vines. takes off the corn
WI Il the fodder and shucks.
",.arder must be ciirnh "0rN-
" housed, as 1t Is difficult to
All of doors. though some
y s,sck IL and cover II with
sny to keep the water from inter-
.w,sippoorwill pea can be grown
",her varieties. In the corn. hut
y, Weld so well for me. l use
-,,stv for sowing broadcast, and
~ after my oats are cut and
M the field. / have tried 1t
broadcast. in drills alone ana
ANA mixed and drilled with corn,
rpst satisfactory results nave
"a me from broadcast sowing,
4 il takes more seed.
,ra tried one, two and three bush
.ssacast TO the acre and find In
y better results from three bush
rbese meas are cut with the now
nachlne when the peas begin to
i, as hot and dry n spell Of
IN as is to be had. I have them
,ner The dew dries off and quit
~ about three in the afternoon.
y afternoon | have them put up in
i round shocks. about six feet nigh
Am feet in diameter and let them
n the shock from FIVE To seven
While in the shock to avoid their
M wet from rain. I have them
M With hay that will turn water.
IA vines thus heat some and cure
i, shock. At the end OF five or
3 days / have the shocks taken
N put IN Il wagon and hauled to
Iafn and housed. The taking of
= down and moving them cools the
and ordinarily they never heat
rr,
M FEED our stock win eat In pre-
~ to any other. Some farmers
that this food Is sufficient for
herses without any grain, and ]
~, Il will come as near IL as any
isdsr We can raise. II takes the
hattie three varieties named much
m 10 mature than the Whlppoor-
ua they make much more vine
,hdoes from the same amount of
Hence II takes much more of
nlnpo0rwll to sow an acre than
VII three.
sry opinion that only the whip
~ Or some other variety matur-
srekly will do well in Missouri
or states of as cold climate.
kcq pea, as its name indicates,
t,ey color The Red Ripper IL
iskh color and smaller than
crNa. The Crowder Is larger
h rtr, Is white with n black
W the Whipporwill Is Of u
" eolor with white specks all
II There are man. other Varl-
\ sut these are what I use. Peas
titogs as well and as rapidly as
Peas In the corn are sowed
Mast or dropped in hills four
IN In place. The latter way II
|arout the same as corn. ] had
Wanted last season in my corn
corn planter run In the middle
2, iows lust behind the last plow-
hsowlng broadcast prepare the
~ deep blowing; SOW and harrow
fertilizer the pea is advantage
two resnects, 1t furnishes nit
= % the soil by gathering 1t from
in and storing II in the roots,
= roots rot the first winter and
rhhanically on the soil. All crops
row better following peas. N
VA Is thin It responds beautifully
w commercial fertilizer contain
lh'phorlc acid and potash. | have
~ ~ more length than | intended
w nope I have done so clearly
imd that want "A good variety
~ mat will succeed we'll here and
srlai for information ON the sui =
lvai any of your readers. Very
yours,
w. CALVIN WELLS.