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the spring, which means generally April 20 to May 16. In the 

 home garden and with many market gardeners, the planting 

 should be arranged so there would be a succession. 



AMOUNT OF SEED 



The amount of seed to use varies with the soil, the variety, and 

 the purpose in growing, the amount being from two to six bush- 

 els. For peas grown for the cannery, three bushels per acre 

 seems to be a good average. In the home garden, where the rows 

 are planted very close together, as high as six bushels would be 

 used at certain times. The same may be true in the market 

 gardens. 



DEPTH OF PLANTING 



Peas should be planted from one and a half to two inches 

 deep. If planted three, four, or more inches in depth, is it rea- 

 sonable to expect the small seed to thrust the stalk and the leaves 

 through this soil and make the proper growth ? Sometimes na- 

 ture will overcome such seeming carelessness in this regard, but 

 if we wish to have the peas three or four inches deep in the home 

 or market garden, why not cover them with an inch of soil, and 

 after the seedlings have come above the ground, gradually draw 

 the soil towards the plant. 



MANNER OF PLANTING 



Peas planted for canning are generally sown with the grain 

 drill. The older practice seems to be to sow them but one way, 

 across the field, using from two to three bushels to the acre. Mod- 

 ern practice is seemingly better, consisting of planting half the 

 peas in one direction and the other half in the other direction, 

 using at least four bushels to the acre. A larger yield of peas is 

 obtained this way, as well as a more uniform stand. Sometimes 

 canning peas are sown by hand and harrowed in. In some cases 

 they have been plowed down. The harrowing and the plowing 

 have decidedly objectionable features over the grain drilled peas, 

 the peas not being covered evenly, an uneven stand, waste of seed, 

 etc., but where a man does not own a grain drill, this method may 

 be followed. In the market garden, and in the home garden, the 

 one-row seeder, such as the Planet, Jr., Iron Age, Columbia, and 



