The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1912-05-16

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die OF July. When planted as late as
the middle Of July, seed cannot be
matured, but when the weather is sea.
sonable and the soil good, fair hay
crop or a crop to be plowed under fol
green manure may be secured. When
planted for hay, they should be sown
by the first day OF June. Cowpeas are
warm weather plants and cannot endure
cold, wet weather.
COW PEAS IN CORN
Two methods are employed-one
planting in the hills or drill row with
the corn. This is best done with a
cowpea attachment to the planter.
When planted in this manner it is not
safe to plant TOO early for the reasons
above stated,
The amount OF seed per acre for this
method will vary from a gallon to two
gallons, depending on the variety and
the quality Of the seed. The Whip
poorwills are mostly used for this meth
cd, but where the corn is to be cut for
fodder, or especially when put in the
silo, the Little Black or the Clay may
be better. These latter are rather late
and very heavy viners. The peas Of
the Little Black are very small, hence
not SO much weight or measure Of seed
per acre would be required as Of the
larger kinds. This method is perhaps
best when the crop is to be harvested
and stored
When the crop is to be pastured off
with pigs or lambs, popular way is to
SOW the peas between the corn rcws
when the corn is laid by. 1t will be
best to lay by the corn a little earlier
than would be otherwise desired, so
the peas can get a start before the
ground is shaded too much.
The best method TO plant in this
way is with the one-horse grain drill.
When the seed are broadcasted ahead
ot'the cultivator many Of them do not
get we'll covered and are thus wasted,
and the price Of seed is so high that
we must avoid the waste if possible.
Some drill three, and some five rows
between the corn rows. New Era is
the best sort for this method Of seeding.
SEEDING AFTER OATS OR WHEAT.
When cowpeas are 10 follow oats,
the oats should perhaps be cut for hay
unless there is plenty Of moisture. Oats
require an abundance Of soil water, and
if the weather be rather dry and the
oats allowed TO ripen, the ground might
have too little moisture to sprout the
peas.
By cutting oats in the milk to
dough" stage it makes excellent hay,
and sometimes saves crop from rust;
and the oat hay, if fed to stock and the
manure returned to the fields, is as
rule more profitable than to bind and
thresh. AS soon as oat hay crop can
be removed, the ground may be we'll
disked and New Era peas drilled at the
rate Of irem one to one and one'iourth
bushels per acre. When wheat and
oats are harvested in the usual way, a
good plan is to arrange for about two
good disc harows to be ready to fol
low Oehindtthe binder, each tapping
the disc half. Have these followed by
the grain drill, drilling in the New Era
cowpeas. The grain can then be
shocked and when the harvesting is
done the peas will be sown. In all
cases where the discs will cut the
ground well enough, the work can
be done as above indicated.
Cowpeas are often planted between
potato rows when potatoes are laid
by" They keep down crab grass and
fox tail, and enrich the soil.
PLANTING SOY BEANS.
Some are trying a few soy beans
planted in the corn hills. This plan so
far as I know is in its experimental
stage yet and it is too early 10 say what
the results will be. The soy bean has
the advantage over the cowpea that it
may be planted a little cartier. The
plants stand better and would interfere