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Different Uses of the Pea Crop 5 



Pea Growing in Ontario •. 5 



Insect Enemies of the Pea Crop 6 



Pea-Weevil 6 



Pea Moth 6 



Pea Aphis 7 



The History of the Pea-Weevil in Ontario 8 



-Loss to Ontario in 1902 by the Pea- Weevil 10 



The Decrease in Acreage 10 



The Decrease in Yield per Acre 12 



The Decreased Market Value of Weevilly Peas 12 



The Decreased Value of Weevilly Peas for Feeding Purposes 12 



The Small Germinating Power of Weevilly Peas when used for Seed 12 



Varieties of Field Peas 13 



Selection of Seed 16 



Large and Small Seed 16 



Whole and Split Seed 16 



Sound and Weevilly Seed 17 



Dates of Seeding 18 



Seed per Acre 19 



Methods of Sowing , 19 



•Growing Peas with Other Crops . . . 19 



Mixtures for Green Fodder and for Hay 19 



Mixtures for the Production of Grain 20 



Teas as a Pasture Crop . 20 



Peas as a Green Manure 21 



•Substitutes for Ordinary Field Peas in Weevil-infested Districts 21 



Grass Peas . .■ 21 



Egyptian Peas . 23 



Cow Peas 24 



Soy Beans 24 



Vetches 25 



Emmer 25 



Other Substitute Crops 25 



Treatment of the Pea Weevil 26 



Method of Fumigation • 26 



Effectiveness of Fumigation 26 



Escape of the Weevils 27 



Carbon Bisulphide 29 



Fumigation Box 30 



Coal-oil Barrels 30 



Bu^ Houses 31 



Other Methods of Treating Peas 32 



