The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1900-10-11


the different standings Of the four most
commonly used foods is, TN the scale Of
100, No follows:
Corn fodder. perfectly cured, 90.
Timothy hay, 62.
Clover hay, s5I.
Cow-pea hay, VIl.
Thus We plainly see that COW pea hay
is far superior to any of the other foods,
and should h. grown much more extern
siyely 4 glance at the above table win
readily convince anyone that ton Of
cow-pca hay is worth almost twice as
much as n ton Of timothy hay for grow
ing stock But some one win say, 20
yes. 1t is very oasy 10 write these things,
aud much easier 10 talk them, but where
are you going TO get the oow-pca hay,
ctcy" Well, thAt il easily answered.
Al Columbia. Mo, NJ our Agricultural
they have grown exactly five
times ~ many tons Of cow-pea hay per
acre as they did uf clover hay and the
two grew side by side ON exactly the
same kind Of ground. and the soil at
Columbia is just like our soils around
Pennington, for have boon there and
have walked all over the Experiment
Farm and whatever can be grown at
Columbia can be grown here II We will
only do our part rightly. Another thing
in favor Of cow-pca hay is that II can be
sown the first day Of June and within
three months Sept. fpD we have q
heavy crop Of the tRest hay in the
world.
They are testing fifty varieties Of COW
peas at Columbia. but have not con
,luded yet which is the best variety.
The best no far for hay" is the Clay. "
Il has fine foliage, small stems and
Fields an exceedingly large amount
II the finest hay. Next to the Clay is
he Black.
One and one. half bushels Is the guam
iity to SOW per acre to get fine hay and
much of Il. but II you SOW only one
Jushel per acre they spread out too
much. make vines too long 10 handle
md the stems are too large and coarse.
TIME TO sow. The greatest mistake
he farmers make about the COW pea Is
sowing too early" They should hreak
he ground early ms IL for corn and then
narrow once a week till thefirst of June,
md by that time the ground Is warm,
III tho weeds are killed In the first two
inches Of tho soil and you are rsady to
,ut Your pea seed right into the wheat
lrill and sow at the rate Of one and a
ialf bushels per acre, with all the drill
pouts open and drilling inst the same
IS though sowing wheat
WHEN To CUT When the bottom
caves get yellow. then cut aud let lie
IN ground till cured quite well, rake
nto wiudrows In morning when little |
lamp, 40 as no; 10 shake of the leaves.
.nd don / conclude that II Is well to feed |
his rich hay alone. but 10 got the very
,es; grain In growth. feed II with corn.
Col Waters concluded by saying that
Jay Is the keynote, the sheet-anehor Of
II stock growing and stock feeding, |
md that nothing can be grown NO quick
y and make such large returns of the
icheSt hay NJ the COW pea. Sow the
Iiay for best hay.
Prof Dearmont, President Of the Caps |
Normal School. Prof. w. T.
darlington, State Superintendent Of
'ublic Schools. and DIR. Jesse. President
& the Stats University, spoke at length
0 large and apprecistive audiences on
Industrial Education fof Farmers
ons and Daughters In Rural Schools, "
hey made 1t plain that the day Ia fast
and close at hand when
he children OF the country schools will
V Taught practical agriculture or horti-
ulture in their own hoing on district
chocis Happy the day when the chill
ren Of the rural homes can ha taught
nd given common-scnse and practical
aucation pertaining to their own cali
* and business occupation Tor life
he question naturally comes up; n yu,s
ID Practical Agricnltureto the already !
lrge list Of stndies la the rural schools,
nat viii you cast outs The answer Is
othing.
Teach ths children 10 look upon labor
nth honor, for without IL the whole
Grid woHid soon be scnrzsd with fam
ia. One Of the rnost Dangerous signa
our times 10 the leaving 81 the fsrnss
IA crnwdinr into the towns ami cities