The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1918-07-26

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prepared by the United States Depart
ment Of Agricultural
The proper time to cut field peas for
hay Is when most of the pods are well
formed, since considerable of the nu-
TRENT value of the plant is contained
In the seed. When seeded in mixtures
with grain, the time of cutting may be
governed to some extent by the ma
turity of the grain, but the varieties
Of peas and grain used in the mixture
should be chosen that the crop can be
harvested at the most favorable pc
Rod of maturity for both. Formerly,
. crop of field peas was considered
very difficult to harvest, and much of
the harvesting was done with scythe
or an old-fashioned cradle. This was
thought necessary, first. because the
vines are often tangled and, second,
because of the loss from shattering
where mower and rake are used. There
Is now available, however, an attach
ment for the ordinary mower which
consists of guards that extend in front
Of the cutter bar, lifting the vines Oft
the ground, so that the mower can pass
| underneath without becoming entang-
led In the vines themselves. There is
also q windrOw attachment which eff
| fectually removes the peas from the
! swath and leaves them in a windrOw
behind the mower. Where such an at
| tachment Is not used 1t is necessary
to have a man with fork follow the
mower and move the vines to one side,
80 that the team and mower will not
pass over the peas in the following
round. The peas can be left in the
windrow or punched with a rake and
left until dry and ready to stack
When stacked in the open it is neces
sary t; protect the stacks by means
Of canxSs covers or with layer OF
green grass placed over the top.
| The field pea should be cut for seet
when the pods are fully mature and the
! peas have become firm. 1t is not well
however. to wait until the vine ant
pods are both dry, since if that is dom
the loss from SCATTERING is sure to b.
large.
IL thC peas arc IuAhCO oh Jul LIS th'
period while they are curing in tn
windrow or in punches, they should b.
turned over as soon as the top Of tn
bunch Is dry. If this is not done tn
peas underneath will swell and burs
the pods, so that when they becom
dry a great percentage will shell on
and be left on the ground. Wheneve
<hn in 10
for threshing should be stacked unde
a shed, but If necessary to build tn
rick outside, it must be protected 9
noted for hay.
The threshing of the field pea is usu
ally done with an ordinary grain SCI
arator fitted up especially for the pc
h. the substitution of blank cOncav
teeth below the cylindsr. Usually fou
concave teeth are sufficient to retar
the passage of the vines long enoug
so that the cylinder will break up tn
pods and release the seeds. By thu
limiting the number of cOncave teet
and reducing the speed Of the cylinde
about one-half it is possible to thres
the field pea without cracking any col
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Pasturing Field Peas.
1t Is a common practice in some l,
cnlities to harvest the crop by pa
turing with hogs or sheep. Mn
farmers. however. are discontinue
the practice of pasturing their fiel
peas on account of waste and are ha
vesting all or part of their crop an
ton of pasture and dry feed has bee
found best. The animals after a p
Rod of pasturing make better gains c
dry feed than where given dry fee
during the entire feeding period. A
falfa or sweet-clOver pasture used
connection with field peas noticeab
increases the rapidity of gain.
\ The field pea is often sown in mi
lures with small grains, primarily
hold the vines off the ground and thu
make the harvesting of the crop cas-
Oats are more often used for this pu
pose than the other grains, althOus
barley is used to some extent AZ
wheat in few cases, The yield
nearly always larger when oats a
used than with either barley or whei
Mixtures are recommended in all cas-
where the crop is to be used exclusiv
ly for hay. The presence of oats
barley in the pea hay makes bett
quality of feed than pea hay alone.
Field Peas as SiIage.
1t Is not economical TO put the fie
pea In the silO ~loHe on account