The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1898-02-04
FARM AND GARDEN.
MATTERS OF INTEREST TO
AoMCULTURALisT.


The cow-pea is coming into promi-
nence In the North as well as the
South AZ a plant valuable for green
manuring. A government report says
Of Il: There IL no other crop when |"
planted so extensively In the south,
both for its hay and It's fertiliHlns
value. and We have found no other
plant which will produce ~ large an
amount OF forage and valuable iert,.
izing material In "a short time ~
may be sown at almost any time uuI
Ing the summer. will grow on any sou
except the most barren. and makes eh-
cellent hay and pasture. It's long deep
roots bring a large amount oil piane
food from the subsoil and leave II near
/ the surface. where Il Ia available TOT
future crops There are many varieties
OF the plant. which are quite different
In their habit OF growth. Some. ike
the Unknown and the Clay. produce an
immense growth Of vine and require
long season, while others. Ike Inc
Pea OF the Backwoods,' are quite
dwarf and mature IN two months from
planting. Seed OF most varieties must
be sown every year. though Of some
like the Red Tory. the seed may DO
plowed under In tho fall, and the land
sown In oats. when another crop VIII
/ be produced after the oats are harvest
cd. When aoWn broadcast after wheat,
/ oats, or other early crop. tho running
sorta make n heavy yield OF nay
which, although somewhat difncult to
cure. Ia Of the very best quality. Hay
OF this kind IL used almost exclusively
to furnish forage for mules on the
sugar plantations OF louisiana. by
I growing such a crop hay Ia made AZ a
very small expense. and the soil Is
shaded during the driest and hottest
months. and left loose and mellow ana
In the beat possible condition for any
future crop. II IL often desirable to
pillow under some green crop when II IN
impossible TO give up the land for the
two years necessary to grow n crop OF
red clover or melilotus. and In such
easos we have no other plant which can
take the place OF oow-peas. Many
planters use the dwarf varieties for
planting between the rows OF corn OF
cotton at the last blowing. an when
grown In this way they do not inter
fore with the growing crop and VIII
give fair yield OF seed. The decaying
vines make n most excellent covering
for the soil during the winter. or they
may be used for late pasture. The roots
penetrate the soil as deeply an those OF
red clover. a fact which makes the crop
especially valuable for heavy soils re-
curing drainage. There In no other
crop which will furnish the same
amount OF material for blowing under
at 30 small cost. When land IN not
In use for other crops for even two
months during the summer II will al
ways pay well TO seed II with peas. aA
the seed or forage which can be gath
cred will fully pay the cost OF seeding
and leave the fortilizlrg value OF the
crop as clear profit. Seed may be sown
at any time from May to August. the
amount per acre depending upon the
variety and time OF sowing. II one OF
tho large varieties IN planted In hills
early in tho season two quarts will
plant an acre. but II dwarf varieties
are sown broadcast In August not less
than bushel should be used.