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Double-row planting Is very commonly followed 

 with all types. This consists in planting two rows 

 six or eight inches apart with the above-mentioned 

 spaces between the double rows. An abundance of 

 seed should be used to secure a good stand, espe- 

 cially in the earlier plantings when the conditions 

 for germination are not as good as they are later. 



Supporting the vines in various ways is a 

 common practice in the smaller areas, with 

 the medium and tall-growing varieties. Dwarfs, 

 and in many cases, the medium-growing varieties, 

 are given no support. The use of brush cut from 

 three to four feet in height and forced in the 

 soil along the row is a very common method. 

 Under market garden conditions some form of 

 trellis is more often employed. Poultry netting 

 about three or four feet in height stretched between 

 the double rows with proper support makes a very 

 convenient and effective trellis. Some satisfactory 

 support may be easily provided with posts, wire and 

 string by anyone of ordinary ingenuity. On ac- 

 count of the necessity of support for the tall-grow- 

 ing varieties, dwarf and medium-growing sorts are 

 more popular with the commercial gardeners. 



The growing of peas as a field crop for canning 

 purposes is a large industry in many localities. They 

 are usually sown with the ordinary seed drill and 

 given no cultivation after planting. They are har- 

 vested with the mowing machine, raked in the or- 

 dinary fashion and immediately hauled to the can- 

 ning factory. Here they are passed through the 

 pea hullers which shell the peas and separate them 

 from the pods and vines. The peas are then passed 

 over a screen which grades them into various sizes 

 for canning purposes. The smaller peas are usually 

 considered to be of highest quality. 



