The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-04-24
PLANTING PEAS IN CORN
SEEDING AT TIME or PLANTING
CORN is PREFERABLE.
BY NJ. F. Miller, Professor Of A1ron.
omy in the College ot Agrcul-
ture, University Of Missouri,

The great value OF cowpcas as a
should give them a more important
place in Missouri agriculture. Their
short period of growth makes them
especially suited to the man who
wishes to build up land rapidly while
h. is at the same time securing a re
turn from II in feed. The crop il
one which win undoubtedly become
OF much greater importance in Mis-.
souri, rs the land Is farmed more in.
tcnsely.
Cowpeas may be seeded in the corn
at the last cultivation or they may be
put in the row when the corn is plant.
ed. In the first case they are best
drilled in with n onchOrse drill at the
rate OF two or three pecks per acre
when the corn is laid by. To be sure
OF stand II Is best TO lay the corn
by q little earlier than usual. They
may be broadcasted and plowed in,
but this method is not so sure OF SO.
curing a stand as Is the method OF
drilling them. In drilling II is best 10
remove the two outer hoes or discs,
putting three rows in each middle,
The Missouri Experiment Station is
coming TO prefer the seeding of COW.
peas in the hill or drill TO seeding
them between the rows especially in
the northern half Of the state. Elk.
periments on the various outlying eN.
pertinent fields have shown that
where seeded between the rows they
have materially decreased the corn
yield, in many cases acting seemingly
as weeds. When planted in the hill
or drill. however, 1t is best to walt
until the ground is thoroughly
warmed. a special cowpea seeding
attachment must be used on the corn
planter Such attachments are now
on the market for use on part OF the
makes Of corn planters.
The amount OF cowpeas to SOW In
the hill or drill depends somewhat on
the variety of peas, But in general
approximately the same bulk Of peas
should be sown as Of corn. Around a
gallon an acre Of the best quality
would be a fair estimate Peas plant
ed with the corn in this way will
make more seed than when sown be
tween the rows, this method being
especially desirable whore the corn
and peas are to be hogged down The
BLACK" cowpea Is one Of the best
varieties to use for this purpose, al
though the "Whlppoorwill' and New
Era" varieties are also good. Where
one wishes to cut up the corn and
peas together ii is best to use vim
ing variety like the CLAY" that VIII
Irvine about the stalks. Cowpeas are
sometimes used in this way for silage
purposes with good results, wherc
they climb the stalks well. But IL is
generally about as satisfactory to sow
peas separate from the corn and put
in about one load Of peas OF three or
four Of corn as the silo is being Oiled.
The planting of peas with corh Is
one OF the cheapest ways Of making
pork, while the use Of sheep, especial
" range sheep or lambs, for pastur-
| ing these out Is also quite generally
satisfactory Tho sheep will clean up
the peas and blades OF the corn TO
the ears without seriously damaging
the corn otherwise It will often pay
well to SOW the cowpeas with the corn
in this way and allow them to fall
down, simply TO enrich the land.