1982vett
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Ran across this study done in 1903 - 1904 on growing corn and cow peas. Found interesting the recommended plant spacing. I think things have changed since then.
It is a common practice in dairy sections to grow cow-peas
and corn in separate fields and mix them as the silo is being
filled. It would seem a more desirable practice to grow the
corn and cow-peas together. An experiment along this line
was conducted at this Station during 1903, 1904 and 1905, the
corn and cow-peas being planted together in rows. When
planted the right thickness-corn 12 to 24 inches and peas
4 to 6 inches apart in drill-rows 3½ feet apart-each grew
equally well and produced from ten to fourteen tons of green
fodder per acre. The cow-peas twined around the corn-stalks,
making the crop easy t o harvest with the corn-binder.
http://www.oznet.k-state.edu/historicpu ... /SB160.PDF
Thinking about different times and different practices, I wonder which farmer made more profit on their crop. The one in 1905 or the one in 2005? Something tells me it was the one in 1905.
It is a common practice in dairy sections to grow cow-peas
and corn in separate fields and mix them as the silo is being
filled. It would seem a more desirable practice to grow the
corn and cow-peas together. An experiment along this line
was conducted at this Station during 1903, 1904 and 1905, the
corn and cow-peas being planted together in rows. When
planted the right thickness-corn 12 to 24 inches and peas
4 to 6 inches apart in drill-rows 3½ feet apart-each grew
equally well and produced from ten to fourteen tons of green
fodder per acre. The cow-peas twined around the corn-stalks,
making the crop easy t o harvest with the corn-binder.
http://www.oznet.k-state.edu/historicpu ... /SB160.PDF
Thinking about different times and different practices, I wonder which farmer made more profit on their crop. The one in 1905 or the one in 2005? Something tells me it was the one in 1905.