The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-03-11
Cow Pea Culture.

baen no rlant that has excited w.
neeu amope American farmers
, IAN the COW pea. The Chains
r,,aro Of first made for it by It's irlo
,yore regarded as extravaganza ny ~
conservative agriculturlsts VI .Sot
Nortb but we believe that all 'n
was claimed for it has oeeh
tn he true. To-day it Is ainioe' 20
xersally regarded as great help
o,,r farmers both North ana ooo.
II furnishes a forage very l'on
nitrogen. and even where grown w
for north to mature seed II Is eAeeeu
~ y,luable for forage and lot tuA
irs under as a humus maker anu IA
+rooan sunplier. We advise our Aai IL
arc that have not used 1t to give II
! tria1 as they have nothing TO lose ~
| so doing and may gain much.
mi. oow nea is a warm climate
-,a,+ .nd il is useless to plant tne
eaoa early or at any time IN -
:, the South it is usually
tod NOT earlier than the first Oh
p 40 fro,,, that on till the end OF
IuDe In the North the mlodie y,
June is early enough to put 'he
into the ground, except IN eAeep''o -,
locations on high, dry ana "afih "a.
sides with southern exposures.
| ers of the COW pea believe tnat ratne
late planting tends to the proouctio'
of seed rather than CT vine. MANY
orr farmers that are growing "
meas live so far north thaI IhsS "a
. hardly hope to ripsn the seea al
+ therefore the late planting u q
l. seed need not be considered oy IneL
O They are growing the plant lof IL.
j, and therefore should get the seeu l
il TO the ground as soon as the "ea'N
ID conditions in June will permit.
s. The late planting probably ten
s. RI the production of seed rather th
OF ~ vine for the reason that the hea
or rains of spring supply an abundan
I'd, If moisture, which is wanting IN
he summer time. It is with them
came as with most other plants:
conditions that induce iuXurls
Growth extend the time for seed 1oi
ed ing. and in many cases the plahts
in supplied with water IN aouhoaI
les will not ripen seeds in time TO csc;
md tine frost. Two years ago the WI
lief noticed, on the grounds OF the WISE
ase Gin exneriment station, a magazine
ing field of cow peas. 1t was only
adj Gust. but the pods were 1ipe on IN
use of the cow pea vines 1t had pee
due summer of sunshine and drouth'
the the water supply for the beans
,me somewhat short. Without douo
But those same beans had been a
hey dainty irrigated they would not
yith- nroduced seed so early in the }
ness Had the rainfall been abundant
way ing their early growing season
Keep also to be doubted if they would
h an ripened seed by August.
light Cow peas do we'll II planted IN
D no 20 inches apart. There are
t in ways. however. OF growing
must whom il Is desired to have the1
such complementary to the main crop
elves Of our experiment stations are
flock ing to plant COW peas between
make lows of corn at the time OF the
n the cultivation The object Is to
likely crop that can De turheo uliue'
mr. to odd humus and nitrogen TO the
than Corn growers in the South freq
sow their cow peas broadcast
ot,ra corn at the time Of the last c
seems ton, uslhs INC Ill, ,,ot oy
off no peas SO 'nau ,.,ro &c aIso
:, AZ Gated of sowing COW peas OF
roup. from wiz tes :, aor1, summe
t least been nai 80, fair prowth
er and co" pea ~ tbne ada n go,
The ran plo" 10 - +he coil as we'll a
II INC bunus. Professor Hopkins, {
Il may university Of Illinois, recent
DARK that in such ways as we hay
toned nitrogen could be added
tses as soil at cost of one cent per
. This so-t go
rs Ito Va