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ing of the seed will enable the plants to more readily withstand decided 



changes of the weather. From one to two bushels of seed will plant an 



acre. Because of their hardiness, early, smooth varieties can be planted 



much earlier than the more tender, wrinkled kinds. Hardy varieties 



of the Marrowfat type are planted as early as December. Extra early 



wrinkled peas can generally be planted in February or as soon as soil 



and climate conditions are favorable. Give frequent shallow cultivation 



to aid in the development of a uniform crop. 



Varieties. — Alaska, Dwabf, Marrowfat, American Wonder, Nott's 



Excelsior, Premium Gem. 



PEPPERS. 



While the pepper crop is not very extensively grown by market gar- 

 deners, a limited number can usually be handled to advantage along 

 with other truck crops. The greatest amount is grown for the pickling 

 factories. Although good peppers can be grown on quite a variety of 

 well-prepared soils, ordinarily a well-drained, rich sandy or clay loam 

 gives best results. Soils that will grow good tomatoes will in most 

 cases produce first-class peppers. 



In preparing land for the pepper crop it is advisable to remove all 

 rubbish and plow the land deeply and thoroughly. A good preparation 

 for cotton will ordinarily be found suitable for peppers. The plants 

 are started in hotbeds or cold frames and transplanted to the field or 

 garden when sufficiently large. They are planted 11/2 to 2 feet apart, 

 in rows 21/2 to 3 feet apart, the large sweet varieties requiring more 

 space than the small hot ones. Cultivation, which can be deeper than is 

 advisable for most vegetables, should continue from the time the plants 

 are set in the field until they are of fruiting size. If necessary, it may 

 continue until the crop is gathered, but later cultivations should be 

 shallow. 



Peppers will, under ordinary conditions, show good effects from liberal 

 manuring and fertilizing. Six hundred to 1,200 pounds per acre of a 

 fertilizer of about the following analysis has been found beneficial: 



Phosphoric Acid 6 per cent 



Nitrogen 5 per cent 



Potash 9 per cent 



The fertilizers are usually applied in the rows. 



In marketing, the peppers are cut when they are full size, but before 

 they show any color. For shipping they are packed into bushel veneer 

 baskets or in six-basket carriers. 



Varieties. — The varieties of the large bull-nose type are the ones 

 mostly grown by market gardeners. 



Bull-Nose. — Large, early, bright red when ripe ; flesh mild and good. 



KuBY King. — Larger than Bull-Nose, red when ripe; flesh thick, 

 mild, and sweet. 



