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cool, moist soil. A very rich soil tends to make 
the crop run to vines and leaves, so that a light 
soil is necessary, particularly where the crop 
is to be an early one. Peas should be early or 
late, because they like cool weather, and are 
apt to mildew if carried over into hot summer 
days. The fall crop may be planted early in 
August even in the Northern States. The 
plants should be from three to four inches apart 
in the rows. It takes a pint of seed, of the small 
varieties, for 100 to 125 feet of row, or one to 
two bushels to an acre. Where peas are grown 
in large quantities in a field, for canning, the 
seeds are sown broadcast and then it requires 
from two to three bushels to an ‘acre. For 
early crops the dwarf varieties are preferred as 
they mature so quickly, and the tall, climbing 
varieties are planted for late crops. Planting 
and tillage for both kinds are the same. Peas 
should be planted in double rows only six or 
eight inches apart, so that the one row of sup- 
ports, either brush or chicken-wire, preferably 
wire, may serve both rows in tall peas, while 
the dwarf plants support each other. Between 
each two pairs of rows the space should be wide 
enough to admit of tillage. 
Very few farmers understand the value of 
peas to the soil or as stock feed. This is es- 
