Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1918-05-02

t1Fy I'D pFOkeCL me STACKS by means
Of canvas covers or with a layer Of
green grass placed over the top.
| The Geld pea should be cut for seed
| when tbs pods are fully mature and the
peas have BECOME Arm. 1t Is not well.
| however, to walt until the vine and
psds ara both dry,*since II that is done
| eAs loss from shsttering Is sure TO be
| large.
| II the peas are rained on during the
period while they are curing in the
rtndrow or In punches, they should be
! turned over as soon as the top Of the
bunch Is dry. II thissis not done the
! ssss underneath swtl swell and burst
the pods. 80 thai when they become
dry = great percentage will shell out
and be left Ga the ground. Whenever
! possible, the peas which are intended
for threshing should be. stacked under
shed. bat II necessary to build the
rick outside, 1t must be protected as
acted for hay.
The threshing Of the field pea is usu-
ally done with an ordinary grain sep
srator fitted up especially for the pea
~ the substitution OF. blank concave
teeth below the cyiind&. Usually four
cencsye teeth are sufficient to retard
the passage Of the vines long enough
90 that the cylinder will break up the
pods and release the seeds. By thus
limiting the number Of coflcave teeth
and reducing the speed Of the cylinder
about oae-half IL Is possible to thresh
the Geld pea without cracking any con-
siderable percentage OF the seeds.
Passurins Field Peas.
It Ia \ common practice in some To-
ealities TO harvest the crop by pas
turing with hogs OF sheep. Many
farmers, however. are disseminating
the practice Of pasturing their field
peas on account Of waste and are har-
vestinx all or part OF their crop and
feeding 1t fin a feed lot. A combina-
ton Of pasture and dry feed has been
found best. The animals after a Pc
r1od OF pasturing make better gains on
dry feed sAaR where given dry feed
aurtng the entire feeding period. AL
faifa OF sweet-ciover pasture used In
connection with field peas noticeably
tRereases the rapidity Of gain.
The field pea 10 often sown In mix
lures with small grains, primarily to
held the vines Of the ground and thus
make the harvesting Of the crop easy.
Oats are more often used for this pur-
pose than the other grains. although
barley IL used to some extent and
wheat in q few cases. The yield is
Dearly always larger when oats are
ssed than with either barley OF wheat.
aixtuGss are recommended Ia all cases
where the crop II to be used exclusive
" for hay. The presence Of oats or
barley In the pea hay makes a better
quality Of feed than pea hay alone.
Fts4d psas 40 siiaas.
II In not economical to put the field
eea IN the siIo afoae, on account sf
Its high protein content. It makes q
better balanced rstien aud keeps better
when combined with small grain,
which should be mixed with the peas
In sowing IL the crop is intended es-
pecially for ensilake.
The Geld peas intended for ensilage
usually are planted In mixtures with
bald bsrley aud cut when the barley
is ripe. Yield average from eight to
twelve tons to the acre. Pea ensilage
has a higher feeding value than corn
snsilsxe, but should be fed In connec-
tton With a grain ration. For fstten-
Ing both cattle and sheep 1t has given
excellent results, but 10 most popular
vita the dairyman.
One source OF pea snsilage IL the
refuse Of pea caRneriex. This material
10 net often placed In q regular silo,
has 10 stacked up green as 1t comes from
the caaaery and allowed TO ferment In
the stacks.
Fisi4 Psss as q Green. Manure and
Cover Crop.
Ths geld pea 10 well suited for use
a. a Eresn-naRurs crop In orchards
and is used quite extensively for this
purpose In the citrus orchards Of Cal
ifornia. No other crop except vetch
Ii 30 well adapted for this use In the
southern part Of that state.
When used foE green manure the
peas should not be piowed under I'M
Ill they have reached their maximum
growth, unless other conditions con-
neeted with the main crop require
| that the plowiag be done earlier.
| The mest favorable time will prob
ably be reached, about the time the
Arss boda are well oiled.
The varieties selected for use as q
green manure or cover crop should
be those which are known TO be adapt
I'd TO the locality, and one with q good
sized vine Is 70 Do preferred over those
that make heavy yield Of seed. The
large Hsrrowfat peas, such as the Ca
madam Beauty, Arthur, Paragon, and
Aaekay, are we'll adapted for this pur-
D~ss, e are also the Prussiaa Blue and
Wisconsin Blue.
The uss Of q Sreen-manure crop is
profitable only Ia sections whars sutn-
aisot soil moisture IL present to cause