The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1916-03-03
GROWING FORAGE
PEAS In VALLEY
Employed By Practical
Man Based On Five Years
Careful Testing Of Varieties.
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planting the crop escapes frost dan
ger, as the plants are not injured by
frost while the pods are rather easily
injured from the time the bloom falls
of Till they are ripe fhis frost In
Jury is as fatal % the held pea AS To
the garden variety, and all field peas
are late In maturing their grain.
There is no demand for pea hay In
the economy of the farm wheTs alfaI-
IA grows 20 perfection. There is not
one reason for planting neld peas In
the northwest.
The early garden peas ss grow
them are at least equal to the best
corn crop in the best corn belts In
feed value as grain for hogs and per
baps other stock Three pounds OF
peas In the field are equal To four
pounds Of corn for pork production,
even after the corn is harvested and
prepared In the hest possible condi-
GiOn for feeding. ! claim to equal
the yield Of corn In the corn belts
with these garden peas In my dis
trict My peas will not cost more
than one. half the cost as IL Is usuall
prepared for feed ! can make pork
with peas for three cents pound
with greater degree Of certainty
than the corn man can make the
same meat for five cents a pound.
These hgures 4re Dased OH the most
careful experiments.
My experiments have been under
irrigation conditions. have sown
them broadcast, la drills aud Ia hills,
like corn Tie condition of my feln
as TO weeds and soil filth governs my
methods OF planting and after treat
ment as the individual case many de-
mand. After thorough test
would SOW my seed aud plough.it un-
der about three inches deep II my
field were clear OF bad weeds. !
would make perfect seen bed BY
the use OF the harrow aftef the seed
was covered by the plow.
If my field is fouI with common
seds plough deep and make fine
surface by the use OF ths drag harrow
aud Ieveler. Then list the held
with deep corrugations twenty four
inches apart | SOW the seed broad.
cast and drag IL with 4 harrow across
the trenches. This method covers
the seed we'll la the coTrugaIions and
before the trenches are completely
filled level. | wait then iii the
weeds start, which is before tie peas
show above the surface harrow
the life out Of the weeds Just before
the peas SHOW through tie crust On
the cultivated surface. THIS second
use OF the harrow tills the trenches
completely. Just as soon AS the peas
show green In the rows harrw the
field the third time ~ catch the
weeds while they are fraii. The
Ieas will resist injury about as much
as potatoes will Withstand the
scratching Of the harrow. Tue weeds
viii have been we'll deiayed and the
psas will he advanced 10y the cultiya.
tioh. When the peas have grown TO
two inches high the weeds wII be
getting green again. Then | run a
cuitivator between the narrow rows
turning only a. mucn soil as the
: ufdy pea stocks will resist and
stand up. Peas grow very slowly for
two weeks alter they first come
through the ground. They may be
cultivated for three weeks after they
come up. Alter that time tleywill
bold their own with the weeds
they grUw aud mature quicker than
any other crop after they get rooted
The late weeds do not cut down the
yield very much,
| never harvest ans peas for feed
In my district they arr never dsteri.
Dated 10 feed value by climatic condi-
tions pasture them all winter ano
til II is time 10 plant the next crop
u } l4bkN HAF f'F hlh"AHA wv bEt
cent Of tier weight every dAJ sith
the snoA foot deep tu my hsld.
My method Of harvesting peas FOR
feed seed, believe Is nsS method
| wait until the vines are thoroughly
ripe when they releAs- their bold ou
tne ground ike the tum ble weed doe.
when IL Is ready % distribute IL
seed. select the cIeanest sections
OF my held and 60 on with two.
| horse rake In the morning while the
vines sfe damp and tough. The rake
/ pulls the vines up ana places them Il
/ SindroSs ready 10 ne hauled anC
thTeshsd. can do a clean jon by
/ Jnis method, but If some sesd Is left
II Is wnnowed without loss by til,
hogs
/ have grown I, 4OO pounds Of pea