The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1899-07-06
Agriculture.



hall appreciate the eospes % iofsse,
tied, and i,rtilirias crop. Ttey csu
sfos nothing tbsi besins 10 eqasl Il. Goa
diiioas belos anything lihe isvoshle .
sood average crop 10 almost oer,siniy..
AZ a. upbaildsr Of poor. sssdy. and over
worked coils, II 10 especially vslusble.
10 sll around vslne bu. Que other lesume
sarpssses II. sod that is the fiorids We vet
besn. Bot ior speedy growth and early
msint ~ Of fruit The cospes stands 81
the bed. IL 10 wonderful Nitrogen
sstherer. srd 10 therefore exceedingly vel
uahle. both ~ green feed, and renevaior
OF the soii.
They root deep. hence stand drought
we'll. Twelve to 10000 pounds OF sr n
forage per acre, and from 20 10 80 bushels
OF seeds, 10 not an uncommon yield, aud
this mass OF leaf sud vine, turned under IS
. fertilizer. cured As dry feed or used Tor
silo. mnst necessarily be OF great value.
The mAtuIed pea 10 especially OF great
value. The INSURED pee is especially vel
liable Tor ell stock on the farm, ~ every
th pg will eat II ss sreedily IS they would
corn or oats Hogs do especially well 90
them. and turned 90 to . pea field they
will isttsn perfectly.
To grow crop successfully plough and
d, your ground nicely. marking ont 10
rows Is to "a inches one wsy. ruunine
north and south. the better 10 let the sup
penetrate between the rows. droppir 3
seed 10 drill rows 90 inch or so spart and
covering about three inches deep. Or II
you like you can seed With ~ ordinary
wheat drill. Wnen plants sre large
enough TO cultivate. run over field with
weighted hsrr,w. psyirg no attention TO
rows. thus freeing your ground thorough |
ly OF grasg and weeds. liground Is not
too foul this will be oil your crop will
need.
Mos, ell OF the cowpes family IS quick
10 iruition and maturity Of frat. rarely
taking over 50 or so days from date OF
planting to harvesting Of crop. THIS
makes, therefore . specially valuable crop
for the central and northern section Of our
union where seasons are inclined to be
short The legume will do fairly well
and will make you a crop from light.
poor. sandy, or clsyey soil. But do not
fail to bear 10 mind the richer the soil the
better the crop. II your soil is too poor
would ietiize little for the first crop.
10 the different sections OF the country
plant this pea the same time you would
corn il you want crop OF seed. II for
forage, dry feed. or fertilizer only 1t can
be planted much later. There is nothing
gained by seeding before the ground gets
fairly warm; neither would plant too late.
30 the Leaf and vine ere tender, and quite
susceptible to frost. Any time between
The first OF May and Goth OF July will do
Ior the north, and any time after April
arst for the south.
Much loss and disappointment may be
avoided by knowing the varieties best
adapted to certain sections Of our country.
In the southern states tie Eureka No. ],
he unknown, clay and black, and the cen
raj and northern sections, the Eureka
No. 2, black, blsckeye, and whippoorwill
re best. In oil the varieties named
would use Ut least 10 pecks Of seed to the
Icre to insure good stand and best re
ulls.
The Florida velvet bean 10 . grand src
q the southern section sns forage. feed,
md fertilizer crop, and as it becomes &C
'limsed northwsrd, il will prove equally
10 there. II has already nearly revolution :
zed the green iorsee, dry feed, and ferti
yer problems Of the southern states. The b
oy and sofa beans also have great merit
g . feed. forage. and fertilizer, and having
,een scclimsted 10 the north. are accoun.
ID Q good and valuable crop to grow.
CAPT, Il. A. WILSON,
Washington, d @.