COUNCIL BLUFFS, IOWA 
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WELCOME PEA (53 days)—Earliest of all peas with pods 
the size of Laxtonian. Of light green color, quality fair to 
good. When varieties like Laxtonian, Little Marvel, etc., are 
ready to pick the crop of Welcome has already been picked 
clean and sold. PRICE: 10 lbs. $2.00; 100 lbs. $17.00, not 
prepaid. 
SUGAR DWARF GRAY SEEDED (70 days) —Used the same as 
snap beans, both pod and pea being eaten. The pods are 
broad, sweet and tender. Pkt. 10c; y 2 lb. 20c; 1 lb. 40c, pre¬ 
paid. 
WHICH PEA IS THE BEST? 
Market growers must plant only the highly developed new 
varieties, in order to stay on the right side of the ledger. These 
are: For the earliest crop WELCOME, a large podded pea with 
pods not very well filled out and of rather pale green color. 
Welcome makes a crop days ahead of even the finest strain of 
Alaska, and no other pea will show the grower better profit. Mark, 
that we recommend Welcome ONLY for the earliest crop. To follow 
Welcome, Laxtonian or Model should be planted. Blue Bantam will 
be ready 4-5 days after Laxtonian and should be planted by every 
grower because the pods are extra large, well filled, dark green 
and of the very finest quality. The best medium early pea is 
Potlach and for a late crop Chieftain Is hard to beat. We would 
never touch such varieties as First and Best, Alaska, Gradus, etc. 
All these WERE fine varieties years ago and are a poor excuse for 
peas today. We list these varieties however because there are still 
calls for these “back numbers.” 
LITTLE MARVEL—This is a pea among peas. Has small 
pods, does not fill the basket as fast as the Laxtonian types 
of peas, yet of all early peas Little Marvel is the king. A 
standard market basket of Little Marvel weighs three pounds 
more than a basket filled with Laxtonian type of pea. The 
customer is getting more in weight and very high quality on 
top of it. Little Marvel is a pea to grow in every case 
where quality is appreciated and rewarded. Growers that 
cater to markets in which peas are peas and the price the 
same for all, will do better growing the larger podded peas. 
WHAT KEEPS PRICES DOWN? 
Inferior stocks. Too many gardeners bring to market vegetables, 
that really should never reach the market—poor in quality. Poor 
stuff is hard to sell, even for a low price. These producers of low 
grade vegetables stand on the market for hours, their vegetables are 
not moving, they lose patience and in the end sell to peddlers for 
whatever they can get. And they get mighty little. The peddlers 
then start on their routes, they cover the whole city, they sell to 
households. That kills the call for good stuff, for sale is the regular 
stores. The storekeeper cannot sell, because his customers are loaded 
with the cheap peddler’s stuff. What is to be done about It? Or¬ 
ganize, educate, preach quality. Grow less, save time, hard work 
and expenses, offer for sale only the very best. For high grade 
produce yom will get good prices. 
SOUTHERN TABLE PEAS 
Southern Table Peas or edible Cow Peas resemble bush 
ibeans in growth, requiring same culture and being prepared 
for the table same as beans. The dried seeds are highly 
prized by many, either boiled, baked or in soups. These peas 
produce immense quantities of pods which are much longer 
than those of beans, the pods are straight, round and packed 
with as many as 21 luscious, sugary peas, very tasty and 
nourishing. You’ll like these, just try them once. 
EXTRA EARLY BLACK EYE—Ready in 43 days from date 
of planting, bearing a heavy crop of fine, long, straight, well- 
filled pods. Popular market variety because early. Pkt. 10c; 
lb. 30c, prepaid. Not prepaid, 10 lbs. $1.60. 
CREAM CROWDER—Almost as early as the preceeding va¬ 
riety, pods extra long, large and heavy. Pkt. 10c; lb. 30c, 
prepaid. Not prepaid, 10 lbs. $1.60. 
NEW PEA—CHIEFTAIN (70 days) 
Chieftain Pea—(Starosta) leads all other peas, dwarf or 
tall, early or late, in 
size of pod and pro¬ 
ductiveness. The 
vines are truly bur¬ 
dened with large, 
broad, medium dark 
green pods, and ev¬ 
ery pod is well filled 
with extra large, 
tender, delicious 
sweet peas. It is the 
best and most profit¬ 
able pea to grow, to 
follow Gradus o r 
Laxtonian and rip¬ 
ens just a few days 
ahead of Telephone. 
The pods are very 
attractive in appear¬ 
ance, they are very 
broad and heavy, 
and soon fill the 
baskets. The vines 
are 2% feet tall, re¬ 
quiring n o staking, 
very strong and 
sturdy of deep green 
color. The pods are 
from 4*4 to 6 inches 
long, and contain 
from 8 to 10 large, 
bright green peas. 
Chieftain is the 
largest podded pea 
that we have ever 
grown, and we have 
never seen so many 
pods on a vine, not 
even in the far north 
where the climate 
for the perfect de¬ 
velopment of peas is 
ideal. Chieftain can 
be justly called the 
Jumbo of the pea 
family and we rec¬ 
ommend it strongly 
as the best main 
crop variety to all, 
and especially t o 
those who wish to 
grow the largest 
sized pods for exhi¬ 
bition purposes. Pkt. 
10 c; Ms lb. 20c; lb. 
40c; postpaid. Not 
prepaid: 10 lbs. 
$1.80; 100 lbs. $16.00 
Chieftain Peas 
