48 



The Weekly Florists' Review* 



JUNE 20, 1912. 



to the new pea districts in Idaho and 

 Montana, but really the principal worry 

 since planting has been about the hot 

 weather the vines seems likely to strike 

 at the critical stage. 



PEAS IN GALLATIN VALLEY. 



The seed pea crop of the Gallatin val- 

 ley, in Montana, is promising. After a 

 rather late spring, the weather has been 

 quite favorable. With splendid rains, 

 the germination has been good, produc- 

 ing almost perfect stands. 



The acreage is considerably larger 

 than last year. The 1911 crop was the 

 first raised here, being grown by the 

 Jerome B. Eice Seed Co. This year there 

 have been planted about 33,000 bushels 

 of seed, by the Jerome B. Rice Seed Co., 

 K. B. Keeney & Son, Everett B. Clark 

 Seed Co., and the Peninsula Seed Co. 



Most of this has been planted in rows 

 and is being cultivated. This will prove 

 decidedly beneficial in securing a maxi- 

 mum yield and insuring against loss in 

 curing and handling weeds, leaving the 

 land clean for the succeeding crops. The 

 best land in the valley has been selected 

 for this purpose and some large tracts 

 have been planted to peas. 



The agents of the various companies, 

 Mr. Brotherton, for the Jerome B. Eice 

 Seed Co.; Mr. Eussell, for the N. B. 

 Keeney & Son Seed Co.; Mr. Gregg, for 

 the Peninsula Seed Co., and Mr. Froabe, 

 for the Everett B. Clark Seed Co., have 

 made large plantings, which promise to 

 be decidedly profitable under expert 

 management. 



Wm. A. Davis, of Bozeman, formerly 

 agent for the Jerome B. Eice Seed Co., 

 and who introduced the crop here last 

 year, is growing 900 acres in rows. 

 Thirty acres of this is selections made of 

 single plants, mostly true types of stand- 

 ard varieties, but some selections were 

 made for hardiness in hot climates or 

 for dry land cultivation. 



With an ideal climate and a variety of 

 the richest soil, conditions are most 

 favorable for growing all varieties of 

 peas here and the industry is thought to 

 have come to stay. The seed companies 

 are securing warehouse facilities, the 

 Jerome B. Eice Seed Co. having a ware- 

 house 60x300 feet. 



Enough pea threshers have been or- 

 dered to thresh the entire crop, and the 

 products should be delivered to the seeds- 

 men in exceptionally good condition. 



The industry has brought a large num- 

 ber of Michigan people here, who are 

 well pleased with the valley and will 

 make it their home. 



Bozeman is known as the Sweet Pea 

 City. This flower attains perfection here 

 and a sweet pea carnival is held annually 

 in August, this year August 28 and 29. 

 A large planting of sweet peas has been 

 made for seed purposes. A. C. Tracy. 



SPINACH IN HOLLAND. 



According to a correspondent of one 

 of the English trade papers, writing 

 from Groningen, Holland, spinach is a 

 crop the growing of which ' ' has largely 

 increased during the last few years, 

 and thousands of acres of various kinds 

 have been sowed this spring, and, also, 

 owing to the high prices paid last 

 autumn, many farmers are growing this 

 crop at their own risk this year. The 

 spinach has lately made a luxuriant 

 growth, but many fields were plowed 

 up in spring, being spoiled by wire 

 worm. Spinach prefers a clean, clay 



Fancy Kentucky Blue Grass 



19 lbs. test. $14.SO per 100 lbs. September delivery. 



J. OLIVER JOHNSON '''KaVLr' 



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