The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1898-03-04

70 their high per cent Of nitrogen and
further. upon the fact that though they
prefer good land they will grow on
either sand or clay that Is too poor TO
raise anything else"
As the roots are small and nearly
flvo-slXths OF the plant IL above ground
the stubble alone does not enrich the
ground az much as do the correspond.
ing parts OF alfalfa and Of clover. sown
for fertilizer. the crop should be plowed
under. or better yet, hogged down or
pastured on before pluWluF. They arc
Indifferent to fertilizer. except the
euperphosphntcs.
Yield.-Rhode Island reports Yields OF
two or three tons OF dry matter Of COW
peas and slightly less OF sofa beans.
Delaware reports but little over one
ton per acre OF COW peas Louisiana
over one and ono-hali tons and South
Carolina over three and one.half tons
Of dry matter to which ten per cent
should be added to express Il In terms
OF hay. Ohio reports but one and one
half tons OF green foliage. but the land
was poor. The yield Of seeds varies
greatly In different localities. with dif.
foront varieties and with time OF plant
Ing. In general. COW peas and sofa
beans are capable OF about equal Yield
In seeds. the former tending to excel in
| the South and the latter IN the North,
Both yield more In drills than when
soWn broadcast; late planting tends TO
Increase seed production and early
planting TO excessive development OF
stem and leaf. or the many varieties
Of COW peas. the small upright growers
are most prolific In seed aud the so
called trailers. OF longer growth. yield
: most OF forage. Yields Of seed. report.
ed vary from ten or twelve bushels 10
~ high "a thirty.sevcn per acre,
though twenty-five bushels IL a good
Yield OF COW peas and twenty OF sofa
beans.
Varieties. The two common varieties
OF sofa beans are the Black Medium aud
the Early White. or Improved white.
or those the first seems 10 give the
ranker growth OF vines and the latter
the heavier yield OF seed
The sixty or moro varieties OF COW
peas differ greatly In character OF
growth. In amount OF vine. IN yield bf
seed, and In tho time required ,frQm
seeding 10 maturity. Some Of the
smaller varieties called bunch" yAfie-
Ties arc entirely upright. like sofa
beans. others called "trailera" send out !
long trailing vines fifteen or twenty
feet long. and still others called rum
ners" send out upright stalks which az.
terward from extreme development r..
sumo horizontal position. The real
uaiIera produce a heavy growth OF vine.
but the crop IL dlfilcult 10 secure with
the mower. which ridos over many OF
the lowest vines. leaving ihom attached
both TO the ground ana 10 the tangled
mass OF vines about them. Because OF
THIS. the so-callcd runners arc preferred
as being easier TO cut clean from the
ground. A few varieties will live In
the ground over winter IN the southern
states and come up the succeeding
spring. The following supposed facts
Slll be OF value 10 the prospectiye
Erower; % means traillnEl G) run.
ming (0 erect
Very Early.-slxty or seventy daya;
New Erea G). Chocolate (r). Congo I'd,
vacuum U). White Giant (rl.
Early.-Whlppoorwill to-. Red
crowder (). Granite (r).
Modlum.-cofIoe (e). Large Lady (r).
Pony Ul. y"
Late.-Black Eye tr). Everlasting Cr), /
White Crowder (rJ. y"
Very Lato.-Unknown Tor Wonderfun |
To-. Black (rl. Blue HUI (), Purple Hui |
Crowder Ol. Clay (e). coneh al. oourd |
p)' calico r), Quadroon (o). Roddlng
Gl' Rcd Nlpper ~, Rice (r). speckIed
(r)
North Carolina prefers Unknown and
Black for yield Of either forage or seed
Clay for poor lnnd ana Red Nlpper FOR
dry, sandy land Nearly all except the
northern % 40 place Unknown arat
and Black for general uae that
Is. for both seed aud vine The clay
recommended for poor soils has much
zine. but Is a poor bearer. The Blue is
mail, with few vines. but a good bear.
y. whippoorwill Is an early variety
81 great excellence, but Is bunch"
pea with few vines.
Culture.-Eithor OF those eropa will
grow on almost any land that IA not TOO
vet. and may be aown broadcast al
he rate Of one-half 10 two buabela per
Iere. using least seed with the trail.
ne or running varieties. They may
llso be planted In drills OF convenient
distance for cultiyatlng, planting the {
eeds hye or six inches apart In the (
ow. In which case bnshel Of sofa !
'eans will plant about four acres. and ,
u COW peas four 10 six, according 10 I
he variety The yield OF seed will he !
Test from drills. but the culture Il I
heaper when sown broadcast on !
round well prepared as for corn. 10 .
Ghich case the crop now takes posses /
ion OF tho ground TO the exclusion OF d
reeds In the South COW peas are IRE. A
uently sown In corn at the last culil- I
ating. 4
In general the best time TO plant IL
after corn. though much \
opends on the variety. and upon the 4
act that the late planting fayors seed q
,rmatlon, particnlrly with COW peas.
D all cases avoid cultivation when the
ines are wGt. /,
Source OF seod.-seed can be pur- o
based from any reliable seedsman. and /,
prices ranging from 75 cents up. &C. "
ording TO the locality and other cir. b
instances, Southern seedsmen seem d
} pay most attention 10 yarletles n