SUCCESS WITH SPFXIALTIES 2^1 



reversing plows to turn in, running through each 

 furrow and covering the peas two to three inches, 

 walking on the covered rows behind the plow to firm 

 and compact the soil about the seed, and to retain 

 moisture. The rows were made three and one-half feet 

 apart, that early sweet corn might be planted between 

 every other two rows of peas, leaving a clear space 

 between each two rows of peas to facilitate picking. 

 After the peas were planted and covered, the rows 

 appeared as a shallow trench, about eight inches wide 

 and three inches deep, which as the peas grew, was 

 gradually filled level by cultivation. By this method 

 the peas w^ere started at a depth not so prone to be 

 affected by surface conditions, and the better enabled 

 thereby to resist drouth. 



Cultivation was begun as soon as the peas were 

 up, by going through the rows with cultivators, follow- 

 ing the cultivators with the rake attachments at the 

 first cultivation, and subsequently once a week there- 

 after, or after every third cultivation. The crop w^as 

 cultivated three times a week until in full bloom, 

 keeping the soil constantly stirred to a sufficient depth, 

 smooth and free from weeds. 



The climatic conditions which prevailed were not 

 conducive to the best results, but the grower had peas 

 to eat while neighbors w^ith larger area planted and 

 better soil, reported an almost complete failure, having 

 been obliged, many of them, to buy peas for family use, 

 the severe drouth from early in spring lasting through- 

 out the entire growing and bearing period of the crop. 



The first crop, planted April 15, while the ground 

 w^as cool, and not so susceptible to dry weather, 

 obtained a good start and was not so perceptibly affected 

 by the drouth, giving a fair yield, twice as much for 

 the area planted as the later plantings. 



