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POSSIBILITIES OF MUCK SOIL 



Irondequoit put out a bed about the same time I did. He put a 

 chicken yard all around his. He is meeting ^th excellent results. 

 I think he has tile drainage. 



Me. Locke: My experience has been pretty much like ^Ir. 

 Greffrath's and I had thought to take some land that water didn't 

 bother; but I determined from talking with those of my customers 

 that used the grass that it was not advisable for me to do so. They 

 found quite a good deal of fault about the eating quahty. It seemed 

 to have rather a strong flavor. 



Mr. Greffrath: I never had any objection on that score. 

 Most of mine was sold to high priced stores in Rochester. They 

 never made any complaint. 



Mr. Loce:e: The size and quality as far as appearance is con- 

 cerned are excellent. 



PEAS 



Mr. Greffrath: Peas do well on muck. You can grow them 

 in rows or for canning purposes. I would suggest growing them for 

 canning purposes if you are near enough to a cannery so that the 

 expense of drawing is not too great. 



Mr. Boxxey: Won't they mold? 



Me. Greffrath: I am told by a man from Wayland they will 

 not. He received forty dollars a ton for shelled peas. These were 

 so^Ti with a grain drill very close. He sowed them quite early and 

 never had to cultivate, then just cut same with mower and dehvered 

 to factorj^. 



A Me]mber : Do you not find that they are hard to mow with a 

 machine on account of clogging the knives.^ 



Mr. Greffrath: I cannot say anything as to that. I have 

 never grown them. What I have said was told me by the party I 

 referred to from Wayland. This party also said never to grow any 

 variety but the dwarf on muck land. 



