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  AGRICULTURE. 
  

  

  water 
  in 
  which 
  it 
  is 
  boiled 
  a 
  dark 
  color, 
  inclining 
  to 
  

   purple. 
  It 
  is 
  of 
  coarse 
  flavor, 
  and 
  fit 
  only 
  for 
  stock. 
  

  

  The 
  Crowder 
  is 
  considered 
  more 
  prolific. 
  The 
  pod 
  is 
  

   larger 
  and 
  longer, 
  and 
  the 
  peas, 
  which 
  are 
  numerous 
  in 
  

   each 
  pod, 
  cylindrical 
  in 
  form, 
  the 
  ends 
  truncated 
  or 
  

   flattened 
  by 
  compression 
  one 
  against 
  another, 
  growing 
  

   in 
  close 
  contact. 
  It 
  is 
  for 
  this 
  reason 
  very 
  subject 
  to 
  

   mildew 
  and 
  rot 
  in 
  wet 
  weather 
  — 
  an 
  objection 
  from 
  

   which 
  the 
  other 
  named 
  varieties 
  are 
  in 
  a 
  great 
  measure 
  

   exempt. 
  

  

  The 
  last 
  mentioned, 
  or 
  White 
  Pea, 
  introduced 
  within 
  

   a 
  few 
  years, 
  and 
  not 
  yet 
  A^ery 
  generally, 
  seems 
  to 
  remain 
  

   sound 
  in 
  the 
  field 
  for 
  a 
  length 
  of 
  time, 
  and 
  can 
  therefore 
  

   be 
  housed 
  at 
  the 
  convenience 
  of 
  the 
  planter. 
  Besides 
  

   this 
  good 
  property, 
  it 
  forms 
  an 
  excellent 
  dish 
  for 
  the 
  

   table, 
  being 
  light 
  in 
  color 
  when 
  dressed, 
  and 
  even 
  of 
  

   more 
  delicate 
  flavor 
  than 
  the 
  marrowfat 
  pea 
  of 
  the 
  gar- 
  

   den. 
  There 
  is 
  reason 
  to 
  believe 
  that 
  if 
  it 
  could 
  super- 
  

   sede 
  the 
  other 
  varieties, 
  the 
  prejudice 
  against 
  the 
  pea, 
  

   arising 
  from 
  the 
  frequent 
  loss 
  of 
  stock 
  of 
  all 
  kinds 
  from 
  

   feeding 
  too 
  freely 
  upon 
  it 
  in 
  the 
  fields, 
  would 
  in 
  a 
  great 
  

   measure 
  be 
  overcome, 
  these 
  casualties 
  arising 
  probably 
  

   from 
  the 
  unsound 
  and 
  consequently 
  unwholesome 
  con- 
  

   dition 
  to 
  which 
  the 
  Crowder 
  especially 
  is 
  subject. 
  

  

  The 
  pea 
  is 
  most 
  usually 
  sown 
  broadcast 
  between 
  the 
  

   corn 
  rows 
  at 
  the 
  time 
  it 
  receives 
  the 
  last 
  working 
  with 
  

   the 
  plough 
  or 
  harrow; 
  sometimes 
  in 
  the 
  rows 
  at 
  an 
  

   earlier 
  stage 
  of 
  the 
  growth 
  of 
  the 
  corn 
  — 
  a 
  practice 
  that 
  

   many 
  object 
  to, 
  as 
  it 
  impedes 
  the 
  gathering 
  the 
  fodder 
  

   which 
  becomes 
  entangled 
  by 
  the 
  vine. 
  

  

  A 
  new 
  variety, 
  said 
  to 
  come 
  from 
  Oregon, 
  has 
  been 
  

   introduced 
  the 
  present 
  year, 
  and 
  highly 
  recommended 
  

   ■SiS 
  a 
  fertilizer 
  of 
  the 
  soil. 
  

  

  In 
  the 
  first 
  stage 
  of 
  its 
  growth, 
  the 
  Oregon 
  pea 
  stands 
  

  

  