264 AGRICULTURE FOR BEGINNERS 



seeds sowed very late in the spring. The seeds are sowed 

 very thickly in rows in rather poor land. The object of 

 selecting poor land is that the growth of the sets may be 

 slow. When the sets have reached the size of very small 

 marbles, they are ready for the fall planting. , 



In the South, the sets may be planted in September. 

 Plant them in rows in rich and well-fertilized soil. They 

 will be ready for market in March or April. In the 

 more northerly states, the sets are to be planted as early 

 as possible in the spring. 



To grow ripe onions, the seeds are to be sowed as early 

 in the spring as the ground can be worked. The plants 

 are thinned to a stand of three inches in the "rows. As 

 they grow, the soil is drawn away from them so that the 

 onions sit on top of the soil with only their roots in the 

 earth. 



As soon as the tops ripen, pull the onions and let them 

 lie in the sun until the tops are dry. Then put them 

 under shelter. As the onions keep best with their tops 

 attached, do not remove these until it is time for marketing. 



Peas. The English pea is about the first vegetable to 

 be planted. It may be planted just as soon as the ground 

 is in workable condition. Peas are planted in rows and it 

 is a good plan to stretch wire netting for them to climb on. 

 However, where peas are extensively cultivated, they are 

 allowed to fall on the ground. 



There are many sorts of peas, differing both in quality 

 and time of production. The first to be planted are the 

 extra early varieties. These are not so fine as the later 

 wrinkled sorts, but the seeds are less apt to rot in cold 

 ground. Following these some of the fine, wrinkled sorts 



