The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1906-10-08

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ticed. SO far as know. In the United
States. IL by using the scythe or neld
mower. Neither is completely salts
IA ctory. The best implement in my
Judgment beyond all comparison. wouio
be the harvester. such as is USED IN
| Canada, in cutting field peas. rms Is
| a simple attachment to the cutter par
| OF the field mower. I describe II IN the
bulletin written for the United states
Department Of Agriculture on growing
Canada field peas. 1t has guaras
which raise up the vines 1t has d.
WIDER which separates them from the
uncut portion. Two men would ne re-
/! quired to follow in cutting ripe peas,
to lift there aside in punches. so tnat
the horses or mules used In cuttlhs
would not tread on them.
I have often wondered why our pro-
gressive American people do not lntro-
duce this little implement into this
| country. II IL made in Canada at a
! cost Of not more than SO to $15 to the
buyers. I have been writing about II
| ever since I came into this country.
This would seem to be an evidence
| that my writing Is not worth much
| But It il also evidence that our farm
ers are behind the age in the matter OF
pea cutting.
Some practical growers claim that
cutting should begin as soon as any
considerable number of the pods are
formed; others when the first nlled PODS
begin to turn yellow. and yet others
| when the crop is nearly matured. the
time assigned for harvesting the late
and shy-bearing varieties is when the
| leaves begin to turn yellow. Climate
| should influence the decision as to the
time Of cutting for hay. The more
moist and cool the weather, the less
advanced should be the stage at which
Il
advanced the maturity, the easier Is the
| crop cut.
| AS the leaves are possessed Of high
est feeding value. the aim should be
| to save these to the highest extent
practicable. To accomplish this. the
crop must. not be left lying too long
| In the sun before being raked. nor
should 1t be handled any more than can
be avoided in the curing process. the
time called for in curing varies from
| four to five to ten or twelve days, even
when the weather is fair.
| The plan most commonly adopted Is
| to NOW only when the vines are dry.
to ted one or oftener, to rake after
| one or two days exposure. to allow to
lie in the windows for some time in
fair weather and to complete the cur
ing in cocks made rather small. mar
| row and high Others put into cocks
at an earlier period and open these
out somewhat daily, but this method
| of curing involves much labor
When cowpeas are cured, they may
be stored by putting them into NOW
or stack. or under a hay shed. They
are considered ready for storing when
no moisture exudes from the twisted
stalks They may be stored earlier II
the peas are put away In alternate lay
ers with straw
Some growers secure poles from four
| to n1anf them In
the ground at suitable distances in the
pea field When the peas have wilted,
but not enough TO shed their leaves.
they are stacked around these poles
to the width Of four to six feet across
the stack. according to the degree of
suoculence of the peas. Strong strips
are firmly nailed to the poles at suit
able intervals. They are nailed on in
pairs and at right angles They serve
to prevent the hay from settling too
firmly. Some other material, as crab
grass, is put on the top of these min
iature stacks to shed the rain.
The most common method OF securing
seed Is to pick by hand ana then to
run the pods through a pea huller or
to beat the peas out with a fail. The
crop Is usually gone over two or three
times, as the peas ripen uneven1y. This
is one reason why manipulating Ia
Ipracticed. But even in the South. where
| labor Is cheap, the cost Oh SECURING SCcu
is half AS much as 1t is worth
1t would seem to be better WY
to let the crop stand until the bulk of
the peas are ripe. and then to cut 1t
with the pea harvester. The men who
follow could put the peas In small
punches, and from these they could
be drawn and threshed within a day or
two of the season of cutting. AS with
Canada field peas. the concaves and CYL
inder teeth would have to be so ad-
justed as not to break the peas.-Thos
Shaw in Orange Judd Farmer.
Dogs o. Sheet
l believe dog tax Is as important
for the state and land owner as the
eradication of the tick. AS 1t seems to
me- about one-fifth or onefourth Of
all tillable land. or land that has been
cultivat I'll in cropsis lying idle for some
reason: and should be fenced and have
stock put on it. Sheep make money
the quickest and to the highest degree.
and 1t takes lite money to get a flock.
But they should be protected against
the dog.
When we have a dog tax law passed.
let ii be good one and not as in I'LL
nois and some other States. Let there
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