The Bulletin. 29 



PARSNIP. 



The parsnip requires a long growing season and, like salsify and 

 carrots, does best in a very deep rich soil. The seed germinate rather 

 slowly and do not retain their vitality more than one or two years. 

 Thick plantings should therefore be made in drills far enough apart 

 to permit easy cultivation. One ounce of fresh seed will be sufficient 

 for about 200 feet of row; 4 to 6 pounds for an acre. Young plants 

 are thinned to a stand of 6 to 8 inches apart in the row. Cultivation 

 is the same as recommended for other root crops. The same fertilizer 

 used for carrots can be applied for parsnips, but one containing 6 per 

 cent nitrogen, 10 per cent actual potash and 8 per cent available phos- 

 phoric acid when applied at the rate of 1,000 pounds per acre, should 

 produce very good results. Avoid using stable manure directly to the 

 crop, as it has a tendency to cause too much branching of the main 

 root. Roots may remain in the ground all winter or be dug and stored 

 the same as salsify. 



Hollow Crown and Guernsey are the two leading varieties. 



PEAS. 



Garden or English peas represent one of the most important truck 

 crops in some sections of eastern ISTorth Carolina. The crop is grown 

 almost entirely for northern shipment. As earliness is of the greatest 

 importance, there is a difference between the varieties that will be 

 grown by the trucker and those desirable in the family garden. The 

 market gardener wants a variety that, in addition to being early and 

 productive, will mature its entire crop at as near one time as possible 

 to facilitate harvesting and marketing. 



Peas grown for the early market do best on a light soil that is not 

 too fertile. "While a very rich soil tends to make the plants run to vine 

 at the expense of the crop, sufficient available plant food must be pres- 

 ent to insure profitable returns. Stable manure should not be used 

 directly, but had best be applied to the preceding crop. Peas, being 

 a legume, are not supposed to require much nitrogen, but a little added 

 to the fertilizer used will promote a more rapid growth of vine and 

 hasten the maturity of the crop. A fertilizer having 



Available Phosphoric Acid 9 per cent 



Nitrogen 2 per cent 



Actual Potash 8 per cent 



used at the rate of from 500 to 900 pounds an acre, should produce 

 good results under average conditions. 



Plow deep and thoroughly prepare the seed-bed to insure a sufficient 

 supply of soil moisture for the development of the crop. Peas are 

 planted in deep furrows quite thickly so as to stand up better and give 

 a larger yield. Rows are from 3 to 4 feet apart. A rather deep cover- 



