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peas will grow into large, bushy vines, sometimes 

 six feet high. 



There are three satisfactory ways of providing 

 supports for the vines of tall peas : 



Twine Supports. — Stakes about seven feet long 

 may be driven every five or six feet along the row, 

 and strong twine strung between them. This has 

 the advantages of being inexpensive and easy to 

 get in any locality. Some farmers in Maine, who 

 make a specialty of Telephone peas, use this method 

 on large patches. Take in the twine at once, when 

 the crop is gathered, and put it away for the next 

 season. If cared for in this way, it will last many 

 years. 



Chicken Wire. — Chicken wire may also be used 

 successfully. In using this, the stakes may be placed 

 ten feet apart, as the wire will sag very little between 

 the stakes. Be sure to have the bottom of the wire 

 fastened so that it cannot sway with the wind. A 

 man who had a splendid garden planted some climb- 

 ing peas along chicken wire. They grew well and 

 promised much. Then they began to die. He' could 

 find no trace of bugs or worms and was much 

 mystified. One day he found that the wind had 

 blown the wires back and forth till they had nearly 

 pulled the roots out of the ground. 



Brush. — Where it can be obtained, the brush 

 support will prove the best method in growing tall 

 peas. The brush shoots out its branches in all di- 



