KURAJL NEW-YORKER 
Cow Peas and Sweet Clover in Jersey 
1 nave a four-acre field of rather light 
sandy soil on which I have raised several 
crops of sweet potatoes. Our combina¬ 
tion is mainly, fruit and poultry, and I do 
not care to raise sweet potatoes longer. 
I keep a horse and three Jersey cows and 
wish to raise as much feed as possible. 
Last year I tried raising corn on that 
field, but the yield was light ou account 
of l.-ick of organic matter. I feel that I 
must raise some crop that will furnish 
maximum amount of feed and one best 
sr.ited to kind of .soil. Had tliousrht of 
trying Sweet clover next Spring, thinking 
it might improve the soil and furnish feed 
at the same time. I am compelled to raise 
a croji making as little work as possible 
as our time is mostly taken up with the 
fruit and poultry. If you think it ad- 
visal)le to try sweet clover i)lease advise 
iust how to go about it; how to ])repare the 
gi-(iund. when to .sow. how much to sow, 
as regards lime, inoculation, etc. 
\'ineland. N. .1. c. E. c. 
I’he best crop I can think of for chat 
saiidy field is cow peas. These will fur¬ 
nish hay for the stock and will help to 
improve (he soil. Cow peas are a valu¬ 
able crop for South Jersey farmers, who 
are hlc'ssed with a relatively large acreage 
of light sandy soil. They make a fair 
crop of hay wh'^re other legumes give up 
in de.si)air. Furthermore they are a great 
aid in bringing sandy soils to the point 
where clovers and other crops can be 
grovvn. I do not think it would be advis¬ 
able to sow Sweet clover this Spring. 
There are very f^w instances where a 
gocd stand of clover has been secured on 
light sandy soil from Spring sowing. The 
high northwest winds we have in the 
Spring months nearly always blow the 
s('e(l or young i)lants out of the ground. 
If this does not happen the first few hot 
drying days of early Summer will prove 
f.-ital to the tender plants. The better 
Ilian is to sow about August 20. Our own 
method for getting that four-acre field in 
Sweet clover would be to grow cow peas 
this coming Summer. After cutting the 
cow peas sow rye by disking the cow pea 
stubble. Cut the rye for hay or litter the 
fidlowing June. Then plow the rye stub¬ 
ble. sjiread at least two tons of ground 
limestone per acre on the furrows and 
harrow in. After that harrow the ground 
at intervals until August 20 to September 
1, when the Sweet clover seed can be 
sown. Inoculation is necessary .and the 
surest method is to sow soil from a suc¬ 
cessful Alfalfa field broadcast over the 
field on a cloudy day and harrow in im¬ 
mediately. Another essential is a firm 
seed bed. Land should be rolled aftm- 
sowuig. I would favor sowing about 20 
Ills, scarified seed per acre. This is more 
than necessary, but by having a thick 
stand ♦‘he Sweet clover stalks will Ite 
smaller. 
Fy using lime, inoculation, a fii-m seed 
bed and Fall sowing one is faiidy sure of 
a stand of Sweet clover here on our sandy 
soils. It is difficult to find a better crop 
for improving a light soil than Sweet 
clovc'r. As a hay crop it is fair, the main 
objection being its coarseness and the 
difficulty in getting it cured. It takes a 
little longer to cure than Alfalfa. It 
should be cut for hay when the first blos¬ 
soms appear. Most people wait too long 
before cutting. To secure a second crop 
the first crop should be cut six to eight 
inches above the ground. This necessi¬ 
tates raising the cutting bar on the mow¬ 
ing machine. Sweet clover makes a good 
)iasture crop and where cows are kept 
this is probably the best method of util¬ 
izing it. We find the white blooming 
variety the best on our light sandy soil. 
For quick results though nothing equals 
the good old reliable cow pea. 
TRUCKER, JR. 
Beans on Light Land 
What success could I reasonably expect 
from raising beans upon a piece of shale 
rock land that has been in pasture for a 
number of years? In 1010 I had an ex¬ 
cellent crop of buckwheat ou it. The land 
is high and dry, but when plowed last 
Spring had an abundance of re ’ sorrel 
upon it. Also, what kind of fertilizer 
would be necessary to produce a fair 
(•roji: would 10 i)er cent, acid phosphate 
be all that is required? A. J. G. 
Chenango Co.. N. Y. 
I should not hesitate to plant beans on 
the land described. The buckwheat crop 
last season would be a distinct advantage 
in breaking down the old sod conditions, 
and rendering the humus content more 
readily available. Plow early, as mois¬ 
ture conditions will be better controlled. 
The best time to cultivate beans is before 
planting, and a compact but well-tilled 
seed bed is advantageous. I should pre¬ 
fer white beans, medium or pea, as they 
mature in shorter season than kidney va¬ 
rieties. The presence of so much sorrel 
would indicate a lack of humus and cou- 
seipieutly a shorter growing season. 
Feans are of the legume family and will 
supply their own nitrogen. The shale 
151 
rock would indicate sufficient mineral 
element, phosphorus is deficient in nearly 
all New Y'ork soils and is most cheaply 
applied in the form of acid phosphate. 1 
would use it, being careful not to sow fer¬ 
tilizer in the row with the seed. l. f. a. 
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