IB, PULSE 



^^ CROPS 



pecially important for farmers of the Northern 

 States, for peas will grow where corn will not, 

 because of the cold; they do not need much 

 soil preparation or af ter-tiUage ; they yield a 

 good crop of forage that is excellent for fatten- 

 ing; they take any place in a good system of 

 rotation of field crops, although it is most 

 satisfactory to follow them with wheat; they 

 may be sown at intervals of ten days, from very 

 early in the season to very late, and when the 

 crop has been harvested the ground is in better 

 condition than before it was planted. 



In Europe they grow peas with delicate pods, 

 called edible-podded or sugar peas, which are 

 eaten as string beans are, but these are almost 

 unknown here. The two kinds of peas used here 

 are the wrinkled-seed pea and the smooth-seed 

 pea. The wrinkled variety is the best, but it 

 is more likely to decay when planted very early. 

 Both sorts of seed are found in dwarf and tall 

 varieties of pea. The most popular of the very 

 early peas are First-of-all, American Wonder, 

 Philadelphia, McLean Little Gem, Daniel 

 O'Rourke, and Blue Peter. Among the late 

 peas the Marrowfat, Champion of England, 

 Stratagem, Telegraph and Telephone are lead- 

 ing favorites. 



Peas start so early that they do not suffer 



