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out when a few inches high. When the pods begin to ripen, if the 

 crop is intended for manurial purposes, plow under with large two- 

 horse plow, with a well-sharpened rolling coulter attached, or with 

 chain passing from double tree to beam of the plow, to hold the 

 vines down for facilitating covering. A roller passed over the 

 vines before plowing under will assist the operation. Caustic Hole 

 should be sown upon the vines before plowing under to promote 

 decay, and neutralize the large amount of vegetable acid covered 

 into the soil. Select the pea which runs least. The vines are 

 easiest covered into the soil. They are the black bunch pea, and 

 the speckle or whippoorwill pea. 



When planted in corn as a food crop, the bunch pea ripens 

 soonest; but the Carolina cow pea, the clay pea, or the black stock 

 pea are preferable, as they do not readily rot from wet weather, and 

 will remain sound most of the winter. For early feeding of stock, 

 plant whippoorwill pea by itself in separate enclosure from corn, 

 where stock can be turned upon whenever desired. 



Peas are often sowed upon the stubble after small grain is har- 

 vested. Flush up the ground and sow either broadcast or drill in 

 furrow opened with shovel plow, covering with scooter furrow on 

 each side. Block off or run over lightly Avith harrow and board 

 attached. Again, they are drilled in every fourth furrow, when 

 turning over the stubble, the succeeding furrow covering the peas. 

 When either of these last modes of planting is adopted, the peas 

 should receive one good plowing out when they are from four to 

 six inches high. 



When planted in corn (the corn should have been drilled in rows 

 five feet apart), they should be step-dropped in a furrow equally 

 distant from each corn row, and covered with scooter with harrow 

 or with block. This should be the last of May or in the first ten 

 days of June. The only work they receive when planted in corn, 

 is a shovel or sweep furrow run around them when the corn is being 

 "laid by," unless there is much grass, when it becomes necessary 

 to give them a light hoeing. The crop might be said to be made 

 almost without work when planted with corn ; in fact, it is often so 

 made by those planters who sow peas broadcast in their corn, and 

 cover them with the last plowing given the corn. 



