CHAPTER XI. 



Grain Growing. 



Peas should be harvested before they are quite Harvesting 



ripe, as the straw of peas is of exceptional value for 

 feeding to animals, rating next to clover hay, which 

 is the highest in nutritive value of all fodders. The 



Peas. 



56. GRAIN DRILL. 



most satisfactory implement for harvesting peas 

 is the "pea harvester" with bunching attachment, 

 which can be attached to any mowing machine 

 (77/. 57). The peas should be drawn into the barn 

 soon after being cut, say within one or two days. 

 A shower of rain will do much harm to the straw, 

 and long exposure to the sun will make the straw- 

 brittle and unlit for fodder. 



