Farmers should raise their own peas
to sow. Peas should be sown from 1
to 10th June to sow earlier the weeds
will get the advantage of them. About
1 V2 bushels to the acre will give a
good stand. Plaster should be applied
to the peas about one month alter they
o r CAiun J n A aKruif 5oo nounds tn
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the acre, though 75 pounds stimulates
a very good growth of vine, but prefer
not to use less than 100 pounds to the
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acre,
five t met ae much wnnld
only add to the permanent improvee
ment of the land. For wheat crop w-
I
obtain the best results by sowing peas
on land that was grown in corn the
previous year. In this section wheat
should be sown from 15th Oct. to 1st
Nov. As a rule, never turn green
pea vines in hot weather, such as we
j have in August, and also most of Sep
j teuiber, as old mother earth dou't like
too much sour medicine in her stom
ach. Need not turn pea vines earlier
than October 1st, when the peas will
tu rr anH t ho vinK rlparl V ines
1 mown off of the very rich
land for hay, which is excellent feed
for cows. The root of the pea is an
excellent fertilizer, and much benefit
is derived from the shade of the vine
in hot weather. The vines should be
cut for hay about the time the peas axe
full grown. It is not necessary fov
the vines to remain "but a few hours on
the ground, as they should be placed
loosely around snaggy poles about 8
feet high, and topped off so as to aid
in turning off rain, and if the weather
is fair, they can be removed to barn
in 6 or 8 days.
