The Greenville Enterprise

Peas Better Than Clover.

A correspondent of an exchange says: "I assert what I believe to be a fact, that the Southern field peas are better for the South than clover both as a manurial agent and as provender for stock. In making this assertion I do not wish to be understood as attempting to discourage the cultivation of clover. I would advise all persons who have the soil or facilities for growing it to do so. But it is because I believe comparatively few have these facilities, and because I know that peas can be grown successfully on all farms, that I recommend the cultivation of the latter above that of the former.

"The field pea can be grown successfully in every section, and upon almost all soils throughout the South." "Clover cannot. Peas are easier sown, are sure to germinate, grow faster, and afford more protection to the land at the right time than clover. Two crops can be grown yearly on the same land in every Southern State; the seed required to plant a given area costs less; it is as good a fertilizer as clover, and makes as good winter provender when properly cured. Besides the seed peas when gathered either green or dry, make an excellent article of food for stock, and even for man. It is unsurpassed for fattening hogs; unsurpassed as a green manure: and, to crown all, it will grow on all sorts of soil, and won't be long about it anywhere."