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8. Its adaptability to other crops, producing in the space 

 between our corn rows both a provision and a fertilizing 

 crop, with positive benefit to the growing corn. 



9. The aid it gives in producing cheap beef, pork, milk 

 and butter. Without the pea pork could not be produced 

 cheaply where it costs so much to make corn. 



10. A doubled capacity for wintering stock, and with this, 

 a doubly enlarged manure heap. 



11. The large plantations of the South can only be re- 

 stored by green crops turned under, united to a judicious 

 system of rotation looking to feeding the soil. This must 

 be aided by all the manure manufactured on the plantation. 



12. The large addition made to humus, upon which the 

 tilth, as well as capacity of the soil for retaining moisture 

 so greatly depends. 



As for the cultivation of the pea, one can scarcely go 

 amiss. When two crops are intended for renovating, break 

 the land, sow broadcast and harrow in; or drill in row* 

 three feet apart, and plow out when a few inches high. 

 When the pods begin to ripen, if the crop is intended for 

 manurial purposes, plow under with large two horse plow, 

 with a well sharpened rolling coulter attached, or with chain 

 passing from double tree to beam of the plow to hold tbe 

 vines down for facilitating covering. A roller passed over 

 the vines before plowing under will assist the operation. 

 Caustic lime should be sown upon the vines before plowing 

 under to promote decay, and neutralize the large amount of 

 vegetable acid covered into the soil. Select the pea whick 

 runs least. The vines are easiest covered into the soil. 

 They are the black bunch pea, and the speckle or whippoor- 

 will pea. 



When planted in corn as a food crop, the bunch pea ripens 

 soonest; but the Carolina cow pea, the clay pea, or the black 

 stock pea are preferable, as they do not readily rot from 

 wet weather, and will remain sound most of the winter. 

 For early feeding of stock, plant whippoorwill pea by itself 



