The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-04-16

shocked came out fairly good. but the
others turned 10 ensitlge and tho
| dried ou' part full OF mold. but the
| stems and peas were sound. l fed
! ton Refers or en3tias. and these pcaa.
and they DID Il 10. but dc MT want TO
make the same mistake this year. In
| what did do wrong" The weed sont,
Mt first glance. I thought was chick
weed that Is bothering a great many
| this spring. but second glance
| showed that II Is not chickweed. and
] cannot say positively what 1t IS un-
less had II plant I'm bloom. / can
tell y"u what ii looks Ike. but io not
care to make guesseR. and If you will
send mo plant in bloom ! will tell
| y1u what II liz. Send IN i little box
with some damp mosa. and not in a
| ietter. TO me at Salisbury, Md.
In the meantime, you had better pull
up the PLANTS except little one to
show the bloom. Now as to the hay.
have never stacked any pea vine
hay. and If did. ! would cover the
stack with grass hay OF straw. You
ala not follow my method. from what
you say. ] NOW peas till noon and
Keep tho tedder running after the
mower. Curing In October means
slower curing than In August. rake
| INTO w.nrows the afternoon what is
cut In tho morning. Next day turn
these winrows In the morning, and in
the afternoon put the hay into shocks
az narrow and tall as Will stand. and
then when the cocks have cured to
the point where no sap can be seen
running rs Il hard twist, /; IS ready TO
20 In. But the cocks should stand
longer In October weather than In hot
weather, and there will be great
dlNercncc In the condition OF tho vari
GUS Srowths OF peas. for II Eown
rather th!nly on strong land. the stems
VIII be stoutcr and Will take longer
I q md hat,
longer In the COCKS Then, II the
ground Is moist when tho cocks are
moved. there will be some external
moisture al the bottom. and In haul
ing in Il IL better to send ahead OF
the wagons. and turn the cocks over
to dry or the bottoms. for IL IL eX-
ternal moisture that does the damage
! ] have made cowpea hay for over
thirty years In this wa", and never
made any mouidy hay. You let 1t lie
two days on tho ground. which
never 10
Growing Cowpcn. for Seed
Hcnrico County; Il take great inter
est In your letters in Tho Times Dis
! patch ana come now for some infor-
nation In regard 70 growing peas for
seed Ny soil - a chocolate loan with
r-d clay subso!l | would plant the
peas in rows and cultivate them. using
90 pounds OF acid phosphate and fifty
I pounds Of muriate OF potash an acre
What would YOU call good yield on
/ Land that VIII make about fifteen
nnshris OF corn an acre. with peas fer.
+ tIl!zed as above. and rows three and
/ onc-half feet apart? In other words
I would Il he profitable? am think-
/ ing OF buying a Keystone harvester
What do you think or tho machine?
| Ny idea Is 10 grow peas and follow
! them with crimson clover. and hone
! In that way To improve my land with
/ out manure and at same time make a
/ little money. How would 900 pounds
/ o! acid phosphate and 100 pounds OF
muriate OF potash do for corn and
when corn Is knee high apply 100
| pounds OF nitrate OF coda an acre?
J The land IS very poor. and | want 10
{ get catch OF clover on II after corn
I IS In the shock. and am obliged tc put
this land In corn"
ON land OF that character there Is
I usually an incxhaustiblc amount OF IN
soluble potash, which can be brought
! into use as the land gains in vegetable
! decay. and has an occasional lining
say once in six years Your plan for
! planting the peas is all right but In
/ stead or using 200 pounds OF acid phos-
! phate and aftT pounds OF mur!ate Of
/ potash. would use 900 pounds OF the
/ acid phosphate and twenty-five uouno.
! OF the muriatc OF potash an acre In
using the harvester you will return
all 10 the soil but the peas, and will
'c increasing inc organic matter
humus In the soil. But what kind OF
crop YOU might expect on land OF
/ that character | am unable TO predict
/ II VIII depend both on the season and
{ on the variety o. peas planted The
( cowpeas are none OF them heavy crop
{ i'crs. and the crop Will vary all the way
/ from ten TO twenty-five bushels, and
I the latter amount "a not often ex-
ccedcd. Al present prices for the peas
tho crop should he profitable one
/ when taking into consideration the
! Improvement to the land from the
vines and hulls returned to It, The
/ harvester is all right. for ] have FOL
lowed II In the field and have seen its
work. Now as 10 corn on that poor
land. buying nitrogen for the corn
crop is seldom profitable when com
pared with getting the nitrogen
through a turned-under crop OF Grim
son clover
,3ut in the FIRST start OF the i'm
provement OF poor land you will! have
to use some purchased nitrogen until
voI can got the clover But on the
corn | would use 500 pounds an acre
| of the acid phosphate and but TWEEN
- pounds OF the muriate OF potash.
! ana aitcr q few rounds OF Il good ro-
! iAtion md the getting OF clover on the
/ land and, after turning II under, APP
/ plying 200 pounds of S!aked lime an
acre. do not think that YOU will
! need 10 use any potash in your fer
/ TIMER and no nitrate either, but only
liberal application OF acid phosphate
! The most successful wheat growers
! know in Maryland buy no fertilizer
hut acid Phosphate, and that for the
! wh.tt depending on the clover and tho
| farm manure for the corn