Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1910-06-16
GIVES HINTS
ON FARMING
B. F. B. WOOdalI Tells How to
Get Money Out Of State
Soil
GETS BIG MONEY
OUT OF CORN AND PEAS

at farming. particularly on small
places which their means can buy. and
is doing his work at his own expense.
As this is the season for reaping
harvests in peas and sugar corn, grown
for the packing houses, Mr.. Woodall
has issued a bulletin showing how he
succeeded after many failures and is
now making large profits on both peas
and corn.
There is an opinion in this section
that peas and sugar corn cannot be
profitably grown. although traction en-
gines are now engaged in hauling these
crops TO the packing-houses.
Mr. Woodall. in his recent circular,
says:
The pea crop for canning purposes
has been proven by many years to be
very profitable crop for Delaware.
There have been many farmers who
have not made it profitable for the
first or even second attempt. but hope
full of success by better methods Of
preparing the land, sowing seed and
cultivating, success has been attained.
Farmers need to be reminded often
of the right way or course to pursue.
First. select land that has been ma
nured or heavily fortified the year
before and that has been cultivated
in corn. tomatoes. COW peas or pota-
toes. the same land will suit for peas
several wears, provided good and we'll
rotten manure has been applied in the
fall. The land should be plowed i'm
early winter. This allows the frost
TO pulverize the soil and manure.
which viii place it in a much drer
condition in the spring, for the pre-
paration of the seed.
Plant in Dry Land.
DO not use sod land for peas. If the
land has not been plowed during the
winter and left until March or time
of planting. better let it dry we'll and
plant later than to plant wet. There
is much time gained, and the soil can
be gotten in much better condition for
the seed by blowing in winter. Then
about the first of March. 1 SOW 500 to
600 pounds of phosphate composed of
GOO parts of rock and 400 parts
murate potash. 500 dissolved bone and
500 fish or tankage 10 the ton. I use
a rolling cutaway machine to cut up
the land and thoroughly mix the
phosphate in the soil: follow with the
drag harrow and do not stop until the
soil is in a we'll pulverized condition.
If it should rain before peas are sovn,
! then harrow we'll again YOU will he
well paid for preparing the soil before
/ peas are sown. 7 then mark the rows
I out with a two-foot marker straight
] and even in width. I SOW with seed
drill that runs about four inches deep
but they are not covered more than
two inches at the time of planting ]
watch an opportunity when the peas
are sprouted. to drag harrow the land
cross wise. so as 70 have it level.
do this two or three times. If the
ground should bake before peas gel
through this is better than two cult
vatings after peas are up. use III
I pounds of dried blood of fish in the
drill with peas This amount Of phos
phate i'm drill is sufficient to give then
a good quick start; this I consider
very important Never sow more thar
two bushels to the acre. any over that
will shorten the crop.
As soon as peas are up two inches
use a small tooth harrow opened s,
as to meet between the rows. once il
the row is sufficient if rows are equa
distance apart. If the peas are sowI
with drill it makes a narrow row
and allows the harrow to work all tn,
ground, so that no place is left for thu
weeds to grow. Every weed means
less peas; good civilizations insure you
crop in dry season and will not short
en- il in a wet season. If worked whei
ground is we'll dried off. The las
working should he with a fve-tootl
cultivator that throws the dirt a littl
to the peas on each side, which hold
them up longer during blossomine
This working is given about the tim
3 they are coming in fun bloom. wit
the right kind of land we'll prepare
seed sown properly. good cultivation
the pea is a beautiful and prohtabi
crop.
Big Yield Per Acre.
3 The yield should be from $40 e 81
per acre, cost of phosphate and seer
peas S17. If this crop alone was al
from this land the same year. I Shout
p not consider the amount received s
profitable. but there is plenty Of fertil
ity left and the best part of the seaso
to grow another crop of sweet corr
! field corn and white beans by addin
! 1000 pounds high grade phosphate
s White potatoes and late cabbage wi
o. return 500 per acre. From five acre
= Of ground last year I received S2t
J. for peas. $125 for cabbage, $50 for swee
corn. S75 for field corn. and fodder 81
, or a total of S525. cost of phosphat
and seed Sl15.56. profit for work an
e land S4O9.50
If / could put in figures the ments
and physical forces used in producin
U and marketing these crops. you wi
e agree with me that the CD profits al
not more than they should be. Score
tary Wilson's row Of figures $1,000. 600
600 proves that the American farms
is a professional of high standard.
Sugar or sweet corn should folio
the pea crop. This crop has not q
q yet been profitable one to the grove
e or Gamer in Delaware. but there is r
o reason why IL should not be. SO Ion
: as the Gamers demand il early in n
II season before the canning Of tomatoe
it will not be generally grown. as onl
one crop can be grown on the san
land, and il is much poorer in qualii
h and quantity than later planting. A
IS ter crop of peas you are sure Of
# crop of good sweet corn. therefore, tv
e profitable crops can be taken the san
season on the same land. 1 folio