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feedstuffs, 27; Nutritive value, 27-29; 

 Cooking' and digestibility, 29-30 ; Feed- 

 ing value, 30-31 ; Peas for cows, 31-32; 

 Peas for steers, 32 ; Peas for sheep and 

 Iambs, 32-33; Peas for swine, 33-34; 

 Peas for horses and chickens, 34-35. 



CPIAPTER V 

 Insect and Fungous Pests . . . 36-43 



Pea weevil, 36-38 ; Pea moth, 38-39 ; 

 Pea louse, 39-40; Miscellaneous in- 

 sects, 40-41 ; Pea blight or leaf spot, 

 41-42; Powdery mildew, 42; Root rot 

 fungus, 42; Miscellaneous pea fungi, 

 42-43- 



CHAPTER VI 

 The Canned Pea Industry . . . 44-53 



Varieties grown, 45 ; Time of harvest- 

 ing, 45-47; Grading the crop, 47-48; 

 Thrashing, 48-49; Blanching the peas, 

 49; Size of cans, 49-50; Processing or 

 cooking, 50-51; Peas spoiling, 51-52; 

 Pea silage, 52-53. 



CHAPTER VII 

 Peas as Forage and Soiling Crops . . 54-65 



Culture, 54-55 ; Fertilizers, 55-58 ; Feed 

 for live stock, 58-59; Cowpea, 59-64; 

 Cover crop for orchards, 64-65. 



