The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1901-05-03

| WIN CoIu ldSI yoaf ana tn0 SUmO
land mado 3o bushels Of corn per
acre. | can make and turn an acre
of the beans under for 81 and they
improve tho soil moro than ton of
standard fertilizer. The bean is very
rich in protein, equal to cotton sood
meal in feeding value while tho vines
are rich in carbo- hydrates and sup.
ply the roughage, making com
| pleto feed which is the most economi-
cal that can be grown.
l grow 300 acres last year and am
planting 400 acres this season which
will be used mostly for fattening
stoers. The steors arc turued in on
them whom the beans begin to ma
ture and are grazed off.
In about t7O days the steers are
ready for the market and look like
Western stall-fed beef. Tho beans
are also very fine for milk cows,
hogs, horses and all kinds Of stock,
but are not suitable for human food.
The land should bo prepared the
same as for corn in planting. The
seed can be planted up to the mid
die Of June, but the earlior the bet
ter. Lay off rows 4 feet apart and
drop seed Is inches apart in tho
drill, two in q hill, half q bushcl Of
seed to the acre.
Cultivate once or twice according
to growth and lay by. Tho vines
grow at phenomenal ratio and in Il
short time will cover the ground with
mass of foliage waist deep. Tho
old leaves keep dropping off and
now ones replace them, and l have
seen the ground 6 inches deep in
fallen leaves while none could be
missed on tho vines. This is what
improves the soil SO much.
The vines keep green until killed
by the frost, but tho seed ripen early.
After the vines die they rot quickly
and can be turned under in u short
time. The beans grow in 'clustcrs,
ripening rapidly, and picker can
gather twice as many in day rs he
can of peas. They grow in thick
hull and will hang on the vine three
months after ripening before rotting
and stock can eat them all winter.
This alone makes them preferable to
peas. | am perfectly satisfied with
the bean and can find no drawback
to it. I believe it to be the most
valuable plant introduced in recent
years and all who have tested it
sings it's praise.
1t has proven SO very profitable
with mo on my four years export
ence with it in bringing up q worn
out and poor farm that I consider il
my duty to let my old South Caro-
lima friends know of its value and
have sent out great many lots ur
there to be tried and to get then,
started in seed. A dozen or more
seed, however, arc not enough for q
fair trial and to secure start o1
seed and will send to leading farm
ers of South Carolina large bag oi
seed if they will forward 25 cents i1
stamps for postage and thus have
them fully tested. The seed cost
$1.5O to $500 per bushels and I CAM
afford to furnish the seed and pay
the postage, too. 10 those who have
wlitten asking about planting on {
large scale I will say they need have
no hesitancy in planting them any
whore the COW pea will grow. re
those who are failing on clovor will
find them an excellent substitute ano
really more valuable, especially or
sandy or grave]ly land that is badly
exhausted.
[ am willing to answer inquire,
as far as my time will permit, but ,
stamp should be inclosed. In con
clusion will say that I am not II
the seed business and have mono tc
sell and write this article and make
the offer do simply to got my ole
Carolina friends to try a crop which
/ believe they will find extremely
valuable. Kline O. Yarn,
Fairview Farm,
Fort Meade, Fla
Many women havo been reproachet