128 FARM-GARDENING AND SEED-GROWING. 



or <c Hollow-Crowned " is the only variety grown to any 

 extent for marketing. 



PEA. 



This is extensively cultivated for market, generally in 

 the farm-gardens not very remote from the place of sale, 

 except so far* as its cultivation in the Southern States is 

 concerned. There quantities are raised for New York 

 and other Northern markets, and in consequence prices 

 for " home-grown " peas are not So good as they might 

 be, were it not for this competition. 



Still, when Northern peas come to market the others 

 soon disappear, as those fresh-picked are far superior in 

 flavor to such as have been shipped. Early peas, for 

 Northern growers, may not be considered a very profitable 

 crop in general, but they come in when there is but little 

 else for market, and, as an old Dutch gardener once re- 

 marked, they bring in some " early monish," and beside 

 the ground is cleared in time and left in good condition 

 for a second crop. 



Marrowfat peas, from their more prolific yield and 

 higher prices obtained, bring better returns, but the 

 land can not be cleared so early. 



Soil and Preparation. Peas require a light soil, and 

 to get an abundant yield, a liberal quantity of manure 

 must be applied. 



Land lying to the southward and sheltered from the 

 north wmds is preferable for early peas, as it is important 

 to have them in market as early as possible to obtain the 

 best prices. Plow and harrow well ; mark out furrows 

 six incnes deep, four feet apart for the early, and five feet 

 for the late varieties. 



Spread well-rotted manure or compost in the furrows, 

 allowing a good shovelful to one yard of row. 



Sowing and Cultivation! Early peas must be sown as 



