The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1915-06-01
KENTS MONTHLYRE
TELLS COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
OF HIS WORK FOR MAY.
Says Value of Crop of Pea Vines
PlOwed in Can Hardly Be Estimat-
ed When Land Needs Humus.

ed When Land Needs HumuS.
This marks the close of the dem
onstration work in the county for the
month of May, and | take great pleas
ure in submitting to you summary
of the work l have done.
During the month / have visited
100 demonstrators, have written 46
letters and five articles to the press,
inoculated 240 hogs, gave three dem
onstrations in spraying potatoes, live
stock, barns and foul houses with air
pressure pump, and travelled 655
miles in interest Of the work.
The work this month has had to
deal with peas, soy beans, dipping
watts and silos.
There are far too few peas planted
in this county, and still fewer are
gathered. 1t seems that our farmers
had rather gather siX-cent cotton and
buy $3.50 peas. How long this meth
cd will be in practice we are unable
to say, but hope that all practicing it
will see that it is a losing PROPOSE
ton. The value of crop of pea
vines plOwed in can hardly be over
estimated when the land is badly in
need of humus and nitrogen. This
should, of course, be done when the
vines are green. However, the peas
may be picked, the vines chopped up
with a harrow and then plowed in.
This practice should be tried on some
of the thin lands of the county and
it's merits will be plainly demonstrate
ed, Then they will yield crop with
out being burned up by few days
drought,
1t seems to be general complaint
that we can always get plenty of
vines but the peas seldom ever bear.
This is due to a large extent to an
excess of amonia with deficiency
of potash and acid. Peas get the
most of the amonia needed from the
air and should be balanced with an
application of the other two ingre-
dents. Lime is not conducive to
| fruiting, contrary to prevailing
opinion, but it does produce a greater
quantity of hay.
This office has distributed 35 bush
els of Brabham peas that the farm
ers of the county may get start with
this variety, which is considered one
of the best. 1t is a wilt resistant pea
and will be a great factor in helping
| to eradicate cotton wilt. 1t is hoped
that every farmer receiving these
peas will follow the method outlined
above and do everything necessary
to make the greatest quantity OF
peas.
We are. glad to note the large acre
| age being planted to soy beans. This
is one Of the best hog crops that we
can plant now. They can be planted
up till the 18th of this month, and
will be ready to Craze in from 80 to
| 100 days. They should be planted in
21a or 8 foot rows, one bean in hill
about 6 or inches apart. Every
man that has hogs to feed should try
an acre or more. incubation will
be furnished for two bushels if I am
notified in time to get it, which re-
quires about ten days.
By the end of the year we hope to
have five dipping watts and four or five
silos. The advantages of these ne
cessities to the cattle raiser has been
clearly demonstrated in this section,
and space will not admit an elabora-
ton here. We are going to raise cat
| tie, and to do so and make it profita-
BILE we have these two things to use.
Respectfully submitted,
r. H. KENT, Demonstration Agent.