PULSE 
163 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 after-tillage; 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 cf England, 
Stratagem, Telegraph and Telephone are lead- 
ing favorites. 
Peas start so early that they do not suffer 
