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Early Bird 
FIRST EARLY SMOOTH VARIETIES 
(57 days) Vine strong and 
Extra Early Alaska vigorous, 2 to 2% feet high, 
of a peculiar light green color, pods 3 to 3% inches long, 
straight and blunt at the end. Seed round, blue, slightly 
pitted. Matures crop very evenly. 
7 (60 days) The most used and best extra 
Early Bird early, large podded Dwarf now on the 
market. Very desirable for market gardeners and truck- 
ers. Seed is practically smooth, dark green in color, can 
be planted as early as the Alaska. Produces a strong, 
vigorous vine, dwarfed in length. Pods produced in pro- 
fusion and are long, large, pointed and well filled with 
good sized peas. Is an excellent cropper and has re- 
placed practically all other extra early varieties. 
Long-Podded Alaska (5° 44s) A favorite with 
truckers and shippers to 
Northern markets, producing a very early crop of large, 
broad- well-filled, dark green pods. Equally as hardy 
as Extra Early Alaska and much larger. The vines usually 
grow three feet high and the crop will remain fresh a 
long time after picking. 
Mammoth Podded Extra Early {8° 335) 
tionally early, large podded variety. Matures practically 
with Alaska and much more productive. Height 3 feet, 
pods 4 inches long, very dark, broad and round. 
(60 days) 
PRICES 
Variety 
Alaska—Whlit-resistant ... 
Early Bird 
Extra Early Alaska.... 
Long Podded Alaska 
Mammoth Podded Extra Early.. 
Peas 
1 quart to 100 ft. of drill; 114 bushels per acre 
Peas grow best on a light, rich, mellow soil under cool 
and moist weather conditions. Fresh manure and very 
rich or wet mucky soil should be avoided. 
The extra early varieties are very hardy and should be 
planted as soon as the ground can be made ready, while 
the larger wrinkled varieties, which are not as hardy but 
of superior quality, may be planted when the soil has 
become slightly warmed, as the seed will rot if planted 
too early. 
For private use, sow the seed in double rows, 18 inches 
apart and 3 inches apart in the row; for market, in single 
rows 2 to 3 feet apart and 1 inch apart in the rows. The 
peas will give quicker returns if covered only one inch 
deep, and where earliness is most important they may be 
treated this way. Larger pods and greater quantity will 
be produced if the seed is planted in trenches three to six 
inches deep and covered with only one to two inches of 
soil. When the plants are five or six inches high, fill the 
trench level with the surface. This will result in deep 
rooting, prevent mildew and prolong the bearing season. 
If the peas are covered to the full depth at first, or if 
water is allowed to stand in the trenches the seed will 
not germinate or grow well. The crop should be gathered 
as fast as it becomes fit for use, as even a few ripe pods 
left on the vines tend to retard the development of the 
young pods and prevent the formation of new ones. 
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