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successive plantings. Bitting^ gives many helpful 

 pointers on the canned pea industry. The average 

 dates of harvesting peas as reported by him for 

 various sections are given herewith: 



AVERAGE DATES FOR HARVESTING PEAS FOR A 

 SERIES OF YEARS 

 State Date 



California May 20 to June 20 



Colorado June 15 to Aug. 15 



Delaware June i to June 30 



Illinois June 10 to July 14 



Indiana June 5 to July 10 



Maryland May 25 to July i 



Michigan June 15 to Aug. 10 



New Jersey June i to July 3 



New York June 15 to Aug. i 



Ohio June i to July 10 



Oregon June 10 to July 30 



Pennsylvania June i to July i 



Utah June lo to July 15 



Virginia May 20 to June 10 



Wisconsin June 15 to Aug. 10 



Grading the Crop. — This varies with the section 

 and with the factory. In some cases the farmer re- 

 ceives so much per bushel, which is not satisfac- 

 tory, inasmuch as it provides no extra returns for 

 the man who takes particular care and has the peas 

 young and tender and in the best of condition. A 

 better method is to take a sample from each load 

 during the thrashing and run it through the grader. 

 The grower receives pay according to the way they 

 separate, the highest price being given for those 

 which make the largest number, of smaller sizes. 

 There are other methods of grading the crop, such 

 as letting some expert look at each load as brought 

 to the factory. Another plan is to take a sample of 



' U. S. Dept. of Agri., Bulletin 125. 



