THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
August 7 
524 
CRIMSON CLOVER AND COW PEAS IN 
WISCONSIN. 
For the past three years, Crimson clover has 
been sown in various ways and with variable 
success. During no season have its growth and 
behavior been watched with more Interest than 
during 1896. On June 1, the first lot of seed was 
gown along with millet; favorable weather gave 
it a good start but, owing to the heavy crop of 
millet, most of it was smothered, and after 
August 24, when the millet was cut, the clover 
appeared and remained very feeble. July 22, an¬ 
other sowing was made and a liberal quantity 
of White turnip seed mixed with it; this was 
done so as to get a growth of some kind besides 
weeds. This mixture of seed was sown at the 
rate of eight quarts per acre broadcast, in a field 
of both early and late kinds of corn; this heavy 
seeding gave a good stand, but it did not show 
much of a growth in the tall and late-growing 
kinds of corn, until after the corn was cut Sep¬ 
tember 1. In early-maturing corn, the case was 
vastly different, the clover growing vigorously 
from the start, and we have about concluded 
that, where it is sown in connection with another 
crop on the same ground, early-maturing corn is 
one of the very best for this purpose, and we 
have sown it in the past among peas, potatoes, 
cucumbers, millet, Lima beans, strawberries, 
raspberries, etc. Early sweet corn and Adams 
extra early have proved the most desirable for 
the purpose. 
The one and only exception to the corn being 
the best was a patch of currants consisting of 
one acre which was planted last spring; clover 
and turnips in the same quantity were sown at 
the same time as in the corn. The piece was 
entirely free from weeds, in a high state of culti¬ 
vation, and nothing in the way to prevent the re¬ 
sults obtained. By actual count, on some por¬ 
tions of the field, it easily averaged 44 plants to 
the square foot in addition to a large number of 
turnip plants. Clover roots had obtained a 
length of something like four, five and six inches 
in September, and the tops nearly the same 
length. At that time, however, the turnips began 
to make a rank growth which retarded, but did 
not stop the clover from going right ahead; on 
the contrary, it seemed as though when the first 
hard frosts occurred, the plants enjoyed each 
other’s company, the turnip tops apparently pro¬ 
tecting the clover to advantage. Quite well along 
into the winter the clover kept growing, although 
the weather remained favorable; also, the last 
soft spell of weather revealed the clover still in 
good shape. One hundred bushels of turnips 
were pulled and the rest were left in the field to 
rot. 
The results with cow peas have not been very 
satisfactory so far; \ l / t bushel of these added to 
one-fourth bushel of Canada field peas and 
Adams early corn, were sown broadcast May 27 
on 1]4 acre of well-prepared but unmanured 
ground, the object being to enrich the soil by 
green manuring. After sowing and harrowing, 
Red clover was sown over the entire patch, fol¬ 
lowed by Breed’s weeder so as to cover the seed 
lightly, which it does to perfection. Soon after, 
warm weather and a copious rain started it all 
growing nicely, and no crop on the farm at that 
time made a more beautiful appearance than the 
cow peas. Being under the impression that the 
vines attained a height of three to four and even 
five feet, we were disappointed, as the tallest of 
them didn’t exceed two feet on August i, at 
which time a drought of a few days prevented 
field peas and corn as well as the cow peas from 
making further headway; in consequence of 
this, it was decided to cut the crop as it was, 
which was accordingly done with the mower, and 
it was left on the field to serve as a mulch on 
the clover which had survived. Thus we expected 
would end our first and, perhaps, our last ex¬ 
periment with cow peas in Wisconsin. 
August being a very busy month with farmers 
hereabout, no more was thought of the field and 
the, to us, disappointing crop of cow peas, until 
after a rain which occurred the latter part of the 
month. Wishing to know the condition of the 
clover, we were surprised to find the entire field 
green with a second growth of cow peas, proudly 
waving their beanlike tops from the stubbles 
which were left. During all the time before they 
were cut, scarcely any blossoms were seen, and 
not a dozen pods containing peas were to be 
found. After cutting the tops, several blossoms 
showed here and there, no peas formed, but the 
tops kept growing until September 19, when the 
first heavy frost occurred, killing the plants, 
which had again attained a length of 12 inches. 
La Crosse County, Wis. .torn van loon. 
SEASONABLE SCRAPS. 
The American Pomological Society will meet 
at Columbus, O., September 1, 2 and 3, by invita¬ 
tion of the Ohio State Horticultural Society. 
Albany County, N. Y.—We have had growing 
weather, all crops good except apples. Corn 
never grew faster. Oats are an immense crop, 
rye also. About half of my orchard is loaded 
with Baldwin apples, about the only ones in this 
section. a. m. l. 
Long Island Notes.— Harvest time has been a 
very wet one; it has rained here some portion of 
the day for 18 days in succession, and is raining 
now (July 25). Most of the wheat is badly grown. 
Corn is in fine condition. Potatoes are looking 
fairly well, with a decrease in acreage and short¬ 
age in coming up. Hay good. A large number 
of cauliflowers were set out, and if they mature in 
good shape, the market will be overstocked. Ap¬ 
ples and peaches will be light crops. Plums will 
not be much. Strawberries were plentiful and 
cheap. Other small fruits a rather short crop. 
Low prices are the rule on everything the farmer 
has to sell. Pickles and cucumbers have been 
selling fairly well. Dealers are paying 55 cents 
for potatoes, which is a fair beginning at the 
commencement of shipping. r. g. 
Rhode Island Notes. —In Rhode Island, on 
sandy loam running to gravel, Clapp's Favorite 
pear proves the best of 15 varieties. It bears 
heavy annual crops of large, perfect fruit. All 
pear trees are loaded this year. Also, summer 
and fall apples. Winter apples are very thin. 
Peach trees are bearing well. Rose bugs ate all 
the grapes, as we did not cover with mosquito 
netting in season. Keiffer pears two years from 
the nursery are bearing fine fruit. Crimson 
clover sown last July did well; some sown this 
spring to keep the land occupied before seeding 
to grass, brought us a crop of large, yellow-flow¬ 
ered weeds new to us. w. b. w. 
East Greenwich, R. I. 
Fruitb in Colum bia County, N. Y.—Since I last 
wrote of the fruit prospects in this section, we 
have had the Pear tree psylla to deal with; it has 
not been troublesome since five or six years ago, 
when it practically ruined the pear crop in many 
orchards, and seriously injured the crop in many 
others. It was noticed this year about the middle 
of June, in large numbers, and by the latter part 
of June, the sticky excretions were dripping from 
the trees. It attacked the thrifty and well-culti¬ 
vated orchards as well as the unthrifty ones. 
Some of the largest growers immediately went 
at it with kerosene emulsion, which has been 
recommended as at effective remedy. One large 
orchard was sprayed with kerosene emulsion— 
four gallons kerosene to 50 gallons water—and 
very few of the psylla were killed. Our orchard 
was thoroughly sprayed with the above, three 
gallons of kerosene to 50 gallons water, with the 
same result. I do not think that over 10 per cent 
of the psylla were killed. Spraying with whale- 
oil soap did not give any better results in other 
orchards. We did not try it. Since July 1, we 
have had p enty of rain, which has washed the 
sticky excretions off the leaves and pears to a 
large extent, and at present, I cannot find many 
live psylla. Rain has fallen here every day since 
July 6, and harvest is very backward ; some rye 
is not yet cut, and plenty is in the shock, much 
of which has sprouted. Lots of hay not yet cut, 
and no use to cut as long as this weather con¬ 
tinues. Weeds have got a big start and we shall 
have hard work to catch them in the strawberry 
beds. Apples are looking well, especially fall 
apples, with prospects of getting fair prices. I 
think, from our experience during the last five 
years, that the jilanting of fall varieties of apples, 
has not kept up with the planting of winter fruit. 
Fall apples have averaged better prices than 
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