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H. G. Hastings & Co., Seedsmen, Atlanta, Georgia. 
Garden or 
English Peas 
Far Spring 
Planting in 
the Snuth 
Prices Include Post¬ 
age Prepaid by Pack* 
ets. Pints and Quarts. 
Pecks and Pushels by 
Pxpress or Freit^ht at 
Purchaser’s Fxpense 
Seed Peas A^ain Short 
For the third year in succession we have a partial 
failure in seed crops of peas and in many varieties 
1911 was the worst of the three. The country is con¬ 
fronted with a positive famine in seed of Garden or 
English Peas. Many of the most popular varieties only 
turned out from 15% to 20'^ of a crop. Under these 
conditions prices are higher than we like to see, but 
until nature gives us something better than extreme 
heat and drought at the critical time in the crop peas 
will be scarce and high prices will rule. 
1 ^ The small, extra early, round-seeded varieties ean be planted 
xjUltlirC very early, as it takes a hard freeze to kill them.' In this latitude 
(Atianta) begin sowing early in January and sow at intervals of lOdays or 2 
weeks until March 15th. After that date it is advisable to sow only the taller 
growing varieties with wrinkled seed. The wrinkled varieties must not be 
pla.nted in this section until the ground begins to get warm. The wrinkled peas 
rot without germinating in cold ground. In the lower South and along the Gull 
' all varieties can be planted all through the winter months. Tlie extra earlles 
should be sown in drills thickly, 1 quart of seed to each ICO feet, and covered 
about 2 inches. As soon as the weather warms up they will make rapid growth. 
They should be kept cultivated clean; and as soon as they begin to bloom the 
earth should be worked up to them. Be sure and make succession sowings every 
2 weeks to keep up your supply until the longer 
bearing sorts come in. None of the heavy bearers 
sliould be planted until the soil warms, usually in 
Marcli. V'arieties like Bliss’ Everbearing and Home 
Delight can be planted in double rows 6 inches 
apart and run together, leaving 2 feet between the 
double rows. Being rather stiff they will support 
each otlier, doing away with the necessity of 
“brushing” or “staking.” Varieties like Telephone, 
the Marrowfats and Champion of England must be 
“bruslioil.” 
While it is customary to only cover pe.as 2 to 3 
inches deep, yet if extra long bearing is wanted it 
will be well to open up drills 6 Inches deep, plant 
seed at bottom of drill, cover 2 inches, and as the 
plants grow keep tilling in until the ground is level. 
It will take them a little longer to come into bear¬ 
ing this way, but you get nearly double the crop 
when planted deep. 
In manuring for peas fresh manure sho\ild be 
■pplied the previous fall, as fresh manure put on at 
'luting time makes a rank growth of vine and few 
