214 MUCK CROPS 



$3.00 or a little more is sometimes received 

 per bushel, and this price soon drops to as 

 low as 50 cents a bushel or less. The earlier 

 and larger the peas, the higher the price. 



As a general rule, the cost of producing 

 an acre of canning peas varies from $30.00 to 

 $45.00. That includes all the work con- 

 nected with the crop. In the commercial 

 garden the cost varies from $40.00 to $75.00, 

 according to the method of planting and the 

 yield. The profits from a canning crop are 

 generally very limited. In many locations 

 in New York State, there is a dead loss in- 

 stead of profit. If a man is able to obtain 

 profit of $15.00 to $25.00 an acre, he should 

 be satisfied. In the commercial garden, at 

 times from $75.00 to $100.00 profit is re- 

 ceived. A man receiving $50 to $75 for this 

 crop and following with another vegetable 

 crop in the same season should be satisfied. 



Insects. Pea Weevil is one of the com- 

 mon insects. This is a beetle of brown- 

 ish-gray color, having two black dots near 

 the anal part of the body. Its head is bent 

 under the body and ends in a sharp snout. 

 This insect is quite common when the peas 

 are in bloom. It deposits an egg on the 

 young pod. The grub enters and eats its 



