58 PEAS AND PEA CULTURE 



eign experiment with lupines, crimson clover, and 

 peas as a green manure for oats and barley, showed 

 that peas were most effective. Sweetser 5 gives the 

 following data as to yields of forage plants per 

 acre: 



YIELDS OF FORAGE PLANTS PER ACRE (TOPS AND 

 ROOTS) 



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Ibs. Ibs. Ibs. Ibs. Ibs. Ibs. Ibs. Ibs. Ibs. 



Flat pea .. . 41,412 9,073 906 8,167 239.3 49.8 161.3 1222 1,495.7 



Canada field pea. 21,582 4,218 615 3,603 114.6 30.3 54.0 73.1 716.3 

 Medium red 



Clover... . 29,760 7,438 626 6,812 143.7 39.6 156.6 98.3 898.2 



Timothy 21,750 6,281 555 5,726 47.0 27.5 78.0 35.5 



Feed for Live Stock. Whether as forage, soiling, 

 or a fodder crop, peas constitute an exceedingly im- 

 portant crop in live stock husbandry. They are 

 becoming more popular every year, and justly so. 

 While building up soil fertility they are also pro- 

 viding the best kind of feed for the stock, and in the 

 right sort of combinations are the most economical 

 crop. 



Peas and oats are the most popular combination, 

 although wheat, barley, and occasionally rye, and 

 even corn, have been used in combination. Oats 

 and peas mature about the same time, while barley 

 is a little ahead of the peas, and wheat is a little 

 behind. Oats and peas can be planted in succession 

 of about two weeks, and by planting as soon as 



B Pa. Exper. Sta. Rpt., 1897-98. 



