The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1914-06-17
Supplement THE ADVERTISER 1aens c. June IT, 1914
roots, it requires little ammonia in the

roots, 1t requires little ammonia in the
fertilizer.
When intended for hay, cowpeas
should be planted broadcast with
some other forage crop. German
mtllet and sorghum are probably the
best crops for this purpose. This sta
ton has obtained as much as seven
tons of we'll cured hay from sorghum
ana peas, two and one-half tons from
peas and crab grass, and three ana
ohe-quarter tons from peas and mil
let
Inc most valuable part Of the pea
plant is the leaves, and the hay
should be cured in such a manner
that the largest amount OF leaves pos
slDle should be retained with the hay.
ror mat reason the pea should not
ienialn long III the swath, but as soon
us lhe leaves are dry sufficiently, the
nay should be rakcd in windrows for
day or SO, then it should be dried
out III cocks. a splendid way to cure
cowpca hay is to take it from tho
"lndrow and stack it on Il pole about
SIX lcct long. driven in the ground
Win crossarms nailed horizontally.
lhe lowest being about eight inches
from the ground.
Inc practical place of the co,ypea
III rotation is after small grain A..
soon as oats or wheat are cut. tho
iahu should be diskcd and planted in
peas, sown broadcast, from four to
SIX pecks per acre. This crop Of peas
VIII shade the ground and improve
the physical condition of the soil, will
add nitrogen to the soil and prepare
the land for the succeeding grain
crop.
AS cowpea hay is Il most valuable
lood, 1t should always be cut for hay
However, if the object is TO improve
inc land the pea vines can be turned
uhdcf. If the succeeding crop, how
eVer' Is TO be small grain, it is bet
yer 70 cut the vines off as the pea
vines VIII form Il kind Of mulch which
VIII make the soil very loose and pre-
vent the proper rise OF capillary
moisture to the small grain. Small
grain prefers u compact soil rather
than loose, porous soil.
IL always pays to plant cowDeas in
corn at the last plowing. II an early
maturing variety is planted at this
time, such as the Whippoorwiu, New
ERA, or Taylor, the seed obtained will
Tar offset the expense and trouble OF
painting, and the peas growing in the
corii' instead Oh nindcrinS tic growth
or corn, will increase the yield
slightly, and will put the land in bet
Ter condition for the succeeding grain
crop. Small onc-horSe drills now he
ing manufactured for the purpose OF
urillins cowpeas III corn do the work
Deller than 1t can be done by hand.
IL always pays to plant Il patch OF
peas mixed with soy beans us a hog
grazing crop. No machine has yet
Dceh manufactured that will satisfac-
tori!y pick peas. The thrashng,
however, can be accomplished by a
pea muller. which is far less cxpcn-
siVc than thrashing out with nail.
In the sandy soils Of the Coastal
Rain, the wilt disease and root knot
disease is widely disseminated. No
method has yet been found for com
batting these diseases, excepting the
rotation OF crops and the planting OF
Wit resistant cotton and the Iron
coWpca, which rcsists the wilt and
the root knot. Stored cowpeas should
always be treated with carbon bisul-
phidc to keep away wcevils.
-<2>-~e>-o