The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1916-09-29

peas and soy beans to be used In the
manner indicated. They have the right
nutritive qualities to give a satisfac-
tory ration when mixed with corn.
They are great as soil builders and fine
forage and hay crops.
A small farm having these crops,
together with alfalfa or clover, can
work wonders In beef raising or milk
and butter production. A crop Of cow
peas will put in the soil as much nj
trogen and humus in ninety days as
clover will in fifteen to eighteen
months and at the same time give a
good yield of the very best hay. They
are most in favor in sections where
clover catches are uncertain, being
harder than the latter legume.
There are quite number Of ways OF
seeding. and every grower has his own
particular mode Of sowing. Generally
fairly good success is obtained.
Among the different plans are broad
casting, sowing with a wheat drill,
sowing with all the flues open, drilling
by stopping up every other f1ue, drill
ing with a check rover and leaving the
rows about forty -four inches apart and
cultivating them two or three times.
TO make cowpeas do their best on In
ferior soil it is we'll to use 200 pounds
Of commercial fertilizer per acre.
Farmers complain about not being
uble to cure cowpeas without losing the
leaves, which are valuable part Of
the feed. If they will rake and shock
Immediately after the machine and let
them cure in the shock they will RENE
dy that difficulty. Use common now
er, and have a man with a pitchfork
follow the machine, turn the cut row
upside down and out Of the way Of the
team for the next round. A small
thrasher is made specially for cow
peas Mt a cost OF about SIS.
Soy beans ought TO be grown extern
sively, whether they are needed in the
silage or not. They yield from fifteen
to twenty-five bushels Of seed per acre.
Three pounds OF soy been meal can be
substituted for an equal amount Of
linseed neal with satisfactory results
III feeding dairy cows. The economy
and importance Of this will be seen at
a glance. AZ fertilizer alone they
are fully equal to cowpeas, being
strong nitrogen gatherers. A long tap
root that penetrates the soil to depth
of from twelve to eighteen inches as
sists the work Of fertilization.
Any Of the common varieties Of soy
beans may DE planted as early as corn,
as they seem to be perfectly hardy.
They do best planted after cowpeas,
as the latter inoculate the soil. For
begin to show yellow on the leaves.
Let them lie for about two days. then
shock and allow them to cure in the
shock. This makes fine grade OF
hay. that is greedily eaten by all farm
stock. When cut at this age there are
but few beans that have matured. II
grown for beans they should be allow
ed to get ripe. by which time most Of
the leaves will have fallen of, and
they can be cut and shocked without
much curing. They should be planted
on the thinnest land of the farm. es
pecially II desired for beans. as on this
land they. do not make such larg.
shocks, but more pods. The thrashed
beans are rich feed for hogs. The.
are as rich as oilmeal pound for pound
A moderate proportion of this produc
will give the hest results as silag,
when required for cattle feeding. Botf
of these crops are highly beneficial t.
poor land.