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purposes, it is best to seed it with oats. The oats support the peas and 

 facilitate the harvesting of the crop. 



The amount of seed to use will vary with the size of the pea and the 

 character of the soil. It will vary from two bushels per acre in case of small 



Hairy Vetch and Rye Growing Together. 1 



seed to three and one-half bushels of the large seed. When seeded with oats, 

 two bushels of peas and one bushel of oats per acre is about the right pro- 

 portion. 



On light soils peas may be sown broadcast and plowed under to a 

 depth of three to four inches. Peas should not be buried so deeply on stiff 

 clays. Best results will be secured by drilling the seed with a grain drill. 

 Some of the peas will be broken in passing through the drill, but the loss 



'From Farmers' Bulletin 515, U. S. Dept. of Agriculture. 



