. Annual report of the Commissioner of Agriculture ... Agriculture -- New York (State). 740 'Grasses and Leguminous Crops in N^ew York trolled by the size of the opening in the feed rather than by the rapidity of its motion is essential. To secure the best results, field peas, like all other legumes, must have upon their ix>ots nodules caused by nitrogen-fixing bacteria; however, since the almost universal use of the pea as a garden vegetable has supplied the soil in New York with the necessary bacteria, it is not usually necessary to inoculate the soil Fig. G80.— A Mower Show
. Annual report of the Commissioner of Agriculture ... Agriculture -- New York (State). 740 'Grasses and Leguminous Crops in N^ew York trolled by the size of the opening in the feed rather than by the rapidity of its motion is essential. To secure the best results, field peas, like all other legumes, must have upon their ix>ots nodules caused by nitrogen-fixing bacteria; however, since the almost universal use of the pea as a garden vegetable has supplied the soil in New York with the necessary bacteria, it is not usually necessary to inoculate the soil Fig. G80.— A Mower Showing an Attachment De- signed TO Raise the Pea Vines Off the Ground AND Allow the Passage of the Cutter Bab Beneath them. HARVESTING THE FIELD PEA The proper time to cut peas for hay is when most of the pods are first formed. When seeded in mixtures with grain, the time of cutting may be governed to some extent by the maturity of the grain, but the varieties of peas and grain used in the mixture should be so chosen that the cix)p can be harvested at the most favorable period of maturity for both. Formerly, a crop of field peas was considered very difficult to harvest, and much of the harvesting was done with a scythe or an old-fashioned cradle. Thei-e is an attachment for the ordinary mower now available, however, which consists of guards that extend in front of the cutter bar, lifting the vines oif the gi'ound and allowing the mower to pass without becoming. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original New York (State). Dept. of Agriculture; New York State Agricultural Experiment Station; Cornell University. Agricultural Experiment Station. Albany : State of New York, Dept. of Agriculture
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