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thoroughly after each irrigation. The harvest period 

 may be prolonged by planting at stated intervals. 



Peas. — As a matter of fadl, this crop requires about 

 the same treatment as do beans. The rows should, 

 however, be three feet apart, and the writer prefers to 

 plant on the north side of the ridge, half-way between 

 the bottom and top. The pea will require plenty of 

 moisture during the growing season, particularly at 

 the period of bloom, which is a good rule for all the 

 legumes. Mellow soil is quite a consideration, and 

 this is a natural sequence with irrigation where culti- 

 vation follows. Peas may receive moisture every six 

 or seven days, and will flourish under such care. 



Tomatoes. — This great crop of commerce re- 

 sponds profitably to careful irrigation. Sele(5l a sandy 

 soil and make it fertile by working in from twenty to 

 thirty loads of well-rotted manure, which is necessary 

 if large and smooth fruit is desired. Poor soil will 

 produce a large percentage of rough and deformed 

 fruit. Plow the ground ten inches deep and work it 

 down smooth with an Acme pulverizing harrow. 

 Shallow furrows should be plowed with an eight-inch 

 plow four feet apart. Take up the plants by running 

 a sharp spade under them, cutting out in blocks. 

 Having made the bed quite wet, no difficulty will be 

 experienced in handling the plants, as the soil will 

 readily adhere to the roots. For very large trac5ts it 

 will pay to use a transplanting machine. 



The plants are placed in the bottom of the furrows 

 four feet apart, and soil pulled around them with a hoe 

 and well firmed with the foot. Plants treated in this 

 way will grow right along, as if they never had been 



