LUTHER BURBANK 



individual peas of reduced but uniform size, sweet, 

 and of superior flavor. 



Here, it will be observed, there are several quite 

 distinct characteristics to be borne in mind. Per- 

 haps the most important, or at least the ones most 

 difficult to attain and fix, were the uniform time 

 of ripening and uniform size of the peas them- 

 selves. How these difficulties were met will be 

 detailed presently. 



First, however, let me tell just how it came 

 about that the order for peas having just these 

 specifications was received. 



Manufacturer and Public 



The order was given by a large canning fac- 

 tory, located originally in Colorado, but now hav- 

 ing branch factories in other regions, with capacity 

 to handle in the aggregate forty-six thousand cans 

 of peas per hour. 



The head of this company, Mr. J. H. Empson, 

 is a man who has made a study of his pubUc, and 

 who aims to give the public what it wants. He 

 discovered that there was a demand for canned 

 peas of very small size. This had come about, 

 probably, through the example set by the French, 

 who can the peas when they are half grown, at 

 which stage they appear to be sweeter than when 

 more fully ripened. 



The American public developed a liking for 



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