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cultivator with wings or a very small plow should be 

 run between the rows, throwing a little soil over them, 

 and then the weeder or rake run over all. This will 

 kill all small weeds and level down the rows. In a few 

 days or a week the weeder should be run again, on a 

 bright drying day, then the winged cultivator or small 

 plow, throwing fine soil close up to the plants. If after 

 another week a more heavy furrow of soil be thrown 

 up against the plants all of the weeds will be smothered 

 so that no hand work will be needed unless it be to 

 pull a few large weeds in the rows. 



Dwarf varieties that require no bushing are most 

 grown, but the tall kinds will generally yield larger 

 crops, though the expense of growing is greater. 



Wire poultry netting eighteen inches or two feet wide 

 will be found very satisfactory for supporting the tall- 

 growing sorts, and if taken from the stakes as soon as 

 the crop is harvested, rolled up and put in a dry place 

 until the next season, it will last a lifetime. Peas are 

 marketed in bushel boxes and sell for from 50 cents to 

 $2.50 per bushel, according to season and supply. 



Varieties. 



Among the best varieties are: Dwarf Alaska, Nott's 

 Excelsior, Surprise, Premium Gem, American Wonder. 

 Tall Champion of England, Stratagem, Telephone, 

 White Marrowfat. 



POTATOES. 



The potato is properly a farm crop but is used by 

 market gardeners as a rotation crop and to fit rough land 

 for crops that require a fine soil. Under the best con- 

 ditions from 200 to 400 bushels are grown upon an acre, 

 and when the work is largely done with the horse as it 

 should be there may be considerable profit in the crop. 

 The ideal conditions for its best growth are a deep, 



