Show HOW FIELD PEAS ARE HARVESTED AND UTILIZED AS FEED FOR FARM ANIMALS 41 e 1 i A NT p j mowing machine equipped for cutting field peat peas attachment to cutting dar bar Her noves hay from swath and places it in wind rows prepared by ilia h united states depart ineis ot of agriculture tin tile proper time to cut field pens for tiny Is when most niest of ilia poda pod sura uro well formed since considerable of the ilia till triant aaltio of tile tho dillont Is cOntal contained cli lit in the seed when seeded in ili mixtures with grain tile time of clit tIng inny lio ile governed to battle extent by the uni tutt durity of tho the grain but tho alio varieties of pens and grain used lit in tile inIx turo should lc ile chosen that flint tho alio crop can bo be harvested nt at ile roost favorable pu im hod of maturity for both formerly a crop or of held field pens peas was considered very difficult to 0 o harvest and much of the harvesting was lone dono with it scythe or till 1111 old fashioned cradle tills this was thought necessary first because bc canuso ilia vines lire ro often and second because of tile lie loss from shuttering where mower und and tire used thero there to la now available however nil all attachment for or we tho orilin tiry mower which consists of lint flat extend in ID front or of the cutter bur alfing ilia vinos vines on off tin the ground so that lint the mower ciui can pass without bevo inIng entillie led tit in lie ho vines themselves there Is ili moo it In androw drow ivetich of cf removes tile bo ians from tho ilia swath ind and leaves in a windrow vin drow behind tho ilia mower where such buch till nn lit il Is not liot used lined it lii in to have A mail with A fork follow ilia lio tiomi tio Mr und tile the virtol to one side igo bo that the town and will not poss over file peas lit jn tho ilia foli following owing round the pins pens call bo be left in fit tin tile windrow bindi ow or bunc lipil with it and left until try dry lind find ready to stuck stacked in ilia open it Is feces fiary to protect the stacks by manna of canvas covers or with A layer of green grass placed over tile lot oi file beld field pen ian should bo be cut for seed when tilt lit pods ore are fully and like alto pens peng have become lc conio firm it la Is not well however to wait until tile he vino and pody urn are both try dry since it if that hint I 1 Is ilono folio th alio loss losa from shattering Is 1 suro sure to ile bo lorge it ilia pens ore ruined on oil during tho the period while they tire curing lit in ilia windrow or in ili bun bundles clies they should ile bo turned over liver us its soon boon us As ilia alio top lot of the hunch ili dry it if tills this Is not done the peng underneath will swell burst tho baki so that when they liy beco bacomo illo dry it 11 great rant percentage will out and be 19 left on inn the ground whenever blo ilia peas which tire nrc intended for threshing should be mooted under tinder ii 11 alicd but it if necessary to build tile ricci outside it must be protected as notel not d for tiny vie TIC threshing of ilia field pen Is 14 UMI limit done with till till nn ordinary graft sep sell aruthr fitted tip lip especially for the pen ilea b LV the substitution tit of blank concave taiji below the cylinder Uisu visually ally four teeth me are sufficient clent to retard tim passage of file vines long lond enough so hint flint tho ry cylinder linder will break tip tile tho polls pods tind release the seeds ily by thus the alie number of concave tooth teeth und anti reducing ilia lie speed of the he cylinder about one gnp half it Is possible to thresh tho beld pen without cracking any considerable sId erable i percentage of tile seeds seed pasturing field peat peas it lit la it 11 common practice it tn 1 somo some localities cali ties to harvest the crop crol ly hy pris tul binl with hogs bogs or sheep many anny rn however nrc are discontinuing no practice of lin their field peas itata on account of aste anda gidare re bur nil all or part of their trop crop tint and feeding it in a feed lot A coni bIna I 1 al 11 of I 1 ins lure turo tin and try dry fred feed lius has been found fleet the ani nials after A of ninke make letter better kalns on dry imd ferd ilion where given alven try dry feed during the entire feeding per loil alwin vr or sweet iwert clover pasture used in ili with hold field pens peas noticeably the of gain tilt the field nen Is often sown lit in mixtures grains to hold tile the off tile the ground round anti and thus wake the lie of ilia crop cron easy onti oats are more often used ter for tills pur ilose lose lhnn the ilia other groins although barley ili li used to fo some extent ond wheat in a few anses the yield la Is nearly eways larger when oats are used ased than with either barley or wheat are recommended in all where ilia crop Is to bo be used exclusive ly for tiny liny the presence of ants or barley la in the pen tiny makes a better quality of feed than pen jiny nione field peas as silage it Is s not economical to put tho the field pta pla in n the alie silo alone on oil recount account of its high protein content it a hotter better balanced ration and keeps better when colu combined blued with will small arnin vl lil lIl cli should tie lio pilled mixed with tile lie ofin lit lii solving it if lio atie crop la Is Int intended elldA es poci socially ally for ensilage the held field pens intended for ensilage usually ore planted lit inix tures with hold barley unit cut when the ilia hurley barley Is yield from eight to in twelve tuni tons to file acre ilea ifa vii tins lins it higher feeding value than corn sIlage ell but should bo be betl in connection ion wath etli it 11 gruen biln ration rut loit for fatt vii ing both cattle find sheep it lins ling C excellent xcell ent results but Is most with the dairyman quo one soured of pen ensilage Is tha refuse of pen cann canneries erles tills material Is not often placed lit in a ollo bill tx ili blocked up tip green ng as it comes from tho cannery cai 1111 cry mid alloN ved to c ferni ont lu in tile stocks field peas an aa at a green manure and cover crop the uld licit Is well suited for asli us ns As a green crp ln lii i and nal Is used quite extensively ly for hiis purpose lit in ilia citrus orchards of oil no oilier crop excelia h N so well adaptor for this alila use in ther port or of ehilt state when used for green manure alit U ecna call should not bo be plowed pl ocl under unde run ui til ill Browl li unless other conditi conditions oll 4 coll car with ilia lio crop r F q u ir 4 that hint ilia lio plowing ile folio dono earlier the favorable will 1 ably ile be reached about tile lino ilia ti first polls pods tire well filled tile varieties kelec selected ted bor or urill us its n acon nion tire or it cover crop should bo be those which are anon to be adapt ed cd to file locality and alad ono one with 11 good sized vim la Is tu to ile bo preferred over alloo abo tint Il lalia 11 heavy yield of deed tits largo such ns fili tle like cn cit beauty arthur and ani tire lire well I 1 for tills this pur pun poso pose no as lire tile prussian Irus slun illus anti little 1 the ilia use of a green crop A I 1 profitable only lit in sections where duill moisture in prewit present to taa nue tilt chick deally or of tile lie vegetable ter turned under |