TABLE OF CONTENTS 



CHAPTER I 



Page 



BOTANY, HISTORY AND DISTRIBUTION . . 1-6 

 Flat pea, i; Chick pea, i; Cowpea, 2; 

 Partridge pea, 2 ; Square pod pea, 2 ; 

 Tangier pea, 3 ; Buffalo pea, 3 ; Sweet 

 pea, 3 ; Ceylon pea, 3 ; Classification 

 of peas, 3; History, 4; Distribution, 

 4-6. 



CHAPTER II 



SOILS, FERTILIZERS AND INOCULATION . . 7-14 

 Place in rotation, 7-9; Fertilizers for 

 peas, 9-11; Nitrogen-gathering char- 

 acteristic, 11-12; Inoculation, 12-14. 



CHAPTER III 



CULTURAL PRINCIPLES HARVEST . . 15-24 

 Planting, 15; Amount of seed, 15-17; 

 Depth of planting, 17-18; Manner of 

 planting, 18; Seed considerations, 18- 

 20 ; Cultivation, 20 ; Harvesting, 20-22 ; 

 Thrashing, 22-23 ; Yields, 23-24. 



CHAPTER IV 



COMPOSITION AND FEEDING VALUE . . 25-35 



Composition, 25-26; Pea meal, 26; 



Composition compared with other 



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