Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1903-03-06

growth Is liable 70 choke eas ne
young peas In wet season. Q point,
to be carefully considered when
choosing between br0adcas$inS and
drilling.
Cultivation.
II Gown In drills. eow-psAs should
be cultivated tive or three times to
keep down the weeds and mellow the
Dol! until the vines are large enough
70 shade the ground. A smoothing
harrow or Wsedes. just 40 the peas
are coming Up. 10 best for the Arst cul
sivation; for the succeeding oAas. a
Ave-tooth eultiyatOr. Or at least one
waich runs very shallow. When
peas are planted between rows Of
corn. sugar cane or other crops, they
are sometimes given one cultivation
at the time for laying by the main
crop, but OfteneT they receive no at.
tsNtion from planting until gathering.
II sown Broadcast, they cannot be
cultivated. Some northern fruit
growers have adopted the plan Of SOW
Ing cew-peas between the rows OF
trees. claiming that such treatment
has many advantages. Some orchard.
lists also claim that 1t pays, and at the
same time benefits the fruits and trees
to turn in hogs and sheep in time for
shsm to eat the early wind.fall fruit
and work up the excellent pasture into
TAT. marketable live stock.
Saving fer Hay:
Cow-pea hay should be- cut and
cured when the earliest pods begin
to riDen. lt - better to cut before any
pods are ripe than to wait too lang.
pods are ripe than to wait too long,
for, when too long delayed, the stems
become hard and woody.
Since the hay cures slowly and Is
subject to heating. 1t should be thor.
oughly dried before being stacked or
stored In the barn. The hay.making
should begin only when the weather
promises to be fair. Unnecessary
handling should be avoided, since It
causes less of leaves. Since curing
cannot be rushed like that of grasses,
1t Is better to allow q crop to be a
little over-ripe than to attempt to save
1t In rainy weather. The dry yield Is
usually from two to three tona to the
acre.
Saving Seed.
When the pea crop Is grown be-
tween corn rows, or Is fairly ripe be-
fore 1t Is graZed, or remains. on the
ground for winter cover, It Is usu-
ally good economy to gather the seed.
Some farmers prefer the plan Of stor-
Ing the unshelled pods through the
winter. which In q measure, though
not completely, protects the seed
from weevil. Some delay cutting un.
I'll considerable proportion of the
pods are ripe, depending on the peas
shelled in hauling and found In the
bottom Of the NOW for q seed sup
ply for the next crop. The yield of
seed varies greatly. II grown be-
tween corn rows and picked only
once. 1t varies from to 10 bushels
per acre; but II grown alone and al.
lowed to fully mature, and II all seed
are saved. the yield averages from
20 to 80 bushels per acre.
II seed Is stored. injury to 1t
from the weevil can be pre-
vented by treating the seed with
carbon hisulphide before threshing
and storing. The bisulphlde will not in.
ture the peas for planting or for ia,
BILE use. but must be kept away from
any fire. because 1t is very inaamma-
BILE. No lighted lantern or pipe should
be carried into the building where
the seed Is stored until the peculiar
odor of the bisulphide has disappear
ed. which will be in about three days.
GA DEPT. OF AGRICULTURE.
Agriculture For the cour,an enLoot.