1500 The Vegetable industry in New York State 



yields and prices 



From 1,500 to 2,500 pounds of shelled peas per acre are often 

 obtained from canning peas. As much as two tons have been ob- 

 tained under very favorable conditions. The market garden aver- 

 ages about 75 to 150 bushels per acre of unshelled peas according 

 to the method of planting and the variety. In the home garden a 

 row about 100 feet long would give three to five bushels of pods. 

 Of course, this will vary with the variety and other conditions. 



Canneries pay from two to two and one-half cents a pound for 

 shelled peas. Lately there has been a system of paying intro- 

 duced into some canneries where peas containing no hard or ex- 

 tremely large sorts bring as high as three cents a pound. The 

 peas grade from this down to as low as one and one-half cents a 

 pound, this price being paid for peas containing hard seeds and 

 varying sizes. In the market garden three dollars or a little 

 more per bushel is sometimes received, and the price soon drops 

 to as low as fifty cents a bushel or less. The earlier and larger 

 the pods, the higher the price. 



COST OF PRODUCTION 



As a general rule, the cost of producing an acre of canning 

 peas varies from thirty to forty-five dollars. That includes all 

 the work connected with the crop. In the market garden, the 

 cost of this crop varies from forty to seventy-live dollars, accord- 

 ing to the methods of planting and the yield. The profits from a 

 canning crop are generally very limited. In many localities in 

 Xew York State there is a dead loss instead of profit. If a man 

 is able to obtain a profit of fifteen to twenty-five dollars per acre, 

 he should be satisfied. In the market garden, from seventy-five to 

 one hundred dollars profit is received at times. A man re- 

 ceiving fifty to seventy-five dollars for the crop and following on 

 the same land with another vegetable in the same season should be 

 satisfied. 



INSECTS 



Pea weevil. — The pea weevil is one of the most common in- 

 sects. This is a beetle of brownish gray color having two black 

 dots near the anal part of the body. Its head is bent under the 



