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<blockquote data-quote="1982vett" data-source="post: 661808" data-attributes="member: 7795"><p>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. </p><p></p><p><em>It is a common practice in dairy sections to grow cow-peas</em></p><p><em>and corn in separate fields and mix them as the silo is being</em></p><p><em>filled. It would seem a more desirable practice to grow the</em></p><p><em>corn and cow-peas together. An experiment along this line</em></p><p><em>was conducted at this Station during 1903, 1904 and 1905, the</em></p><p><em>corn and cow-peas being planted together in rows. <strong>When</strong></em></p><p><em><strong>planted the right thickness-corn 12 to 24 inches</strong> and peas</em></p><p><em>4 to 6 inches apart in drill-rows 3½ feet apart-each grew</em></p><p><em>equally well and produced from ten to fourteen tons of green</em></p><p><em>fodder per acre. The cow-peas twined around the corn-stalks,</em></p><p><em>making the crop easy t o harvest with the corn-binder.</em></p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.oznet.k-state.edu/historicpublications/Pubs/SB160.PDF" target="_blank">http://www.oznet.k-state.edu/historicpu ... /SB160.PDF</a></p><p></p><p>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.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="1982vett, post: 661808, member: 7795"] 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. [i]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. [b]When planted the right thickness-corn 12 to 24 inches[/b] 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.[/i] [url=http://www.oznet.k-state.edu/historicpublications/Pubs/SB160.PDF]http://www.oznet.k-state.edu/historicpu ... /SB160.PDF[/url] 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. [/QUOTE]
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