Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1922-02-28
SPENCE HAS SOYDEAN
CAMPAIGN THIS week
College of Agriculture Expert Is
With Him In Madison Two
Days On Work

Days On Work
Lexington, Feb. B-Livcstock.
poultry. soil, orchard and garden
problems will receive special az
tention from many Kentucky
farmers during the coming wee'<.
according to schedule of COM
ty extension work announced to.
day at the College of Agricul-
ture.
In Madison county Q campaign
will be started 10 increase the
acreage of ciovcrs and soybears
grown in that district of the
state. Ralph Kenney. crop spe-
cialist OF the College, and COIN
ty agent, r. F. Spence will start
the work in the Kingston com
munity.
Mr.. Spence seeds the Daily
Register the following:
Comparison Of Cowpeas
And Soybeans
Soybeans and eowpeas arc SIM
liar in respect to the place they
may iiil in the cropping system.
j. has been stated that soybcan5
are superior to cowpcas undc-
most conditions i'll this state and
comparison of the two crops
will indicate reasons for such =
statement. 1t is not desired to
give the impression. however.
that Soybcans should always h"
grown in preference to cowrca>.
In fact there are certain cundi-
tons and certain purposes f.
Which the latter are much better
than soybeans. as will be pointed
out. In discussing the rclati, c
advantages and disadvantages oi
| these two crops, the question of
soil adaptation and climate in
aucnce upon yield arc also dis
cuSsed quite fully and need not
be treated separately.
! On fairly good land-land that
will make IS bushels or more %;
corn per acrc-soybcanS are dc
cidedly superior to cowpca> II
grown as a full season crcp.
! Their upright habit of growth
makes them easier To NOW when
grown for hay and they are
more easily cured than cowpca~.
They Weld rs much hay as COW
peas under the. same SOL cundi-
tions or more and the hay Is =;
least equal in value to cowpcl
hay. -. 10. ~ I..
On land inclined to4bc wet aud
cold. soybeans give decidedly bet
ter results than cowpcas beca,;.c
unlike the latter. they are Mt
easily injured by excessive nuiS
ture. Both .soybcans and COW
peas are quite tolerant of soil
acidity and will thrive ON soils
! too acid for red clover.
SOybcans are not seriously IN
jurcd at any stage of growth BY
cold. damp weather, while COW
peas are often injured to such an
extent that the crop is practical
~ a failure. Soybcans are more
drouth resistant than cowpcaS.
CowpeaS are very tender and
are killed by even light frost
at any stage of growth. Soy
beans will stand considerable
frost without injury. altho killed
by heavy froStS.
/ SoybeanS produce much hcavi
or yields of seed than cowpeas
hence they are better for hog
ging down or for any purpose
where seed production is the
! chief object Soybeans ripen al
the seed at the same time. max
1 ing harvesting a relatively easy
task. comparable to harvesting
wheat or oats Cowpcas cor
tinue to grow and produce green
I pods until checked by drouth o.
/ frost. To get sound seed. the
pods must be picked as they rip
en-. the common practice in tho
cotton belt. or the vines may b;
cut as soon as fair crop ha,
ripened. and when dry. tllrcShcd
The yield of seed obtained b,
the latter method is small. while
picking by hand is expensive
The straw makes excellent hay
however: much better than SOY
bean straw.
! Soybeans can be threshed will
IN ordinary grain separator by
making a few adjustments. but
cowpeaS crack SO easily that ;
special pea thresher is necessary
to thresh the crop.
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