The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1899-12-21
DIR. Chastain on Cow Peas and Sow
Beans for Stock Feed.
HUME. Mo, DEC. IL, 80.

HUME. Mo, Dec IL, 90
Ed. TmEs-Your correspondent
from this place says l attended insti-
tute at Clinton. and am state author
ty on peas and beans. | did not at
tend the institute at Clinton, although
| had several pressing invitations TO
do so. My professional duties would
not permit of my leaving. l have
always given my chosen profession
| first consideration.
| attended the state dairy associa
ton at Holden. Mo. was there by
invitation OF its secretary To address
| the association on the subject
''GrOwing heterogeneous Dairy foods. =
| ] make no claims to being authori-
ty on COW peas and soy beans. After
growing these crops for several years
and seeing them grown by Others.
have no hesitancy in saying that |
| have learned something of their hab-
its and growth. their value as feed
for farm animals. and also their value
as fertilizSr By the intelligent Use
of these crops there is no doubt that
the productions ofeverv acre III Bates
county may be doubled.
This alone would be sufficient rea-
son for growing these crops without
taking into consideration the fact
that there Is no hay crop grown on
the farm that is SO universally valua-
BILE
Good pea hay surpasses alfalfa and
clover in il proteni content, the ele-
ment so Generally absent in ordinary
farm crops. Cow pea hay is richer
than clover hay. it may be grown ON
any farm in Bates county, The yield
per acre is more, the crop is certain,
failures being unknown. \ good crop
of hay may he grown after wheat or
oats, the same is true of the SOY
beans Some prefer the pea, others
the bean. am Yet unable To say
which is the better They are great
drouth resisters, and may lie put III
any time from the middle OF MAY to
the first of August. No progressive
farmer can afford not to grow these
two crops.
They make hay equally valuable
for the dairy COW, the growing calf,
the beef steer, the driving horse, the
draft horse and the colt This can
not be said of any other crops with
which | am acquainted. Owing to
their large protein content balanced
ration may be made for any farm an
imal by proper dilution with the ordi-
nary fodder crops. These peas or
beans make a superior hog feed. |
have an hundred head of hogs now
gathering peas and beans sown in
corn at last cultivation.
| am not authority on the cow peas
or SOY beans, but when | find Il crop
that can be grown under SO many
proven, so valuable as a hay crop for
all farm animals. so valuable as a
dairy food. so valuable d hog or
poultry feed | think | may Justly say
| a word III its defense | have vet to
see the man who has used both these
crops that did not find them to be
the thing he wanted. Every thought
jul and observant farmer has learned
that corn is superb fat producer,
but is not a proper fluid to develop
muscles, nerve, bone, etc. Corn is not
a good ration for growing calves.
colts or pigs, too much fat-producing
elements and not enough muscle,
nerve nd bone forming nutriments.
The COW pea vine hayis superior to
clover, even if clover could be grown
successfully each year. owing to its
value as feed for all@"kirIfs1 of stock,
the short rotation YOU are enabled
to purchase. etc. Yours truly,
T.. y. CHAsTAIN.