Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-04-05

mol disposed to agree with me in every par
tirular do not propose 10 quarrel, as there
is often an honest difference in opinion
"a to the best methods even IN serving
tlasty Pudding For convenience it will
b. assumed that all seeds are to be planted
| by hand in the open ground and that the
locality Is kcnnebec county, Maine.
Peas.
Round smooth peas will endure much un-
favorable weather and grow in a compare
lively low temperature, and 1t being de-
sitous by most planters to have them as
early as possible, the seed should be planted
as soon ~ the surface soil can be
worked To the depth of three to five inches
10 matter whether there is frost below or
not. Select land which was worked and
heavily MANFRED the year previous, and AZ
the crop comes of before a protractei
lrouth is expected, a soil naturally too dry
for most other crops will. other conditions
ing favorable do very well for early peas
Open drills three feet apart, scatter in the
bottom some good fertilizer, six pounds or
more to a hundred feet of row, fol
low the application by dragging a
brush through the drills to
mix it with the soil. Allow one quart of
seed TO lfn feet of row. cover two inches
deep leaving the ground rs nearly level As
possible when planting is completed.
Varieties Ring Leaders, Henderrous
Fist of All and Clevelands First and Best
are IA good any and perhaps the best.
| Wrinkled peas are of much better
| quality for the table than the round smooth
sorts but in a continued cold wet spell the
seeds are liable 10 rot in the groun J.
therefore they are not so
suitable for extreme early planting
usually about the last week in April or the
| first of May is as early as 1t is advisable To
plant them,
| For the private garden whore the after
cultivation ia to be mostly done by hand,
the American Wonder is a Justly favorite
sort as they can be planted in drills IL to
| IS inches apart if desirable, and if planted
about tue last of April will furnish mess
| Tor the table by July 18th. This variety
grows from { to 10 inches high according
10 richness of the soil, laxtons Alpha is
the most delicious of all early peas, but
the vines will not endure much hard usage,
and on this account is not extensively culti-
waited. Height three feet
! All things considered, there is no better
extra early wIinklel variety for general cul-
ti,ation, either for market or private gar
| den than the Premium Gem. 1t is hardy
| and robust grower and very productive
Height about 90 inches, the vines being
quite branching. one quart of seed will be
sufficient for 10 10 200 feet of drill
| There is long list of second early varie-
ties all of which are good, but the
we'll known McLeans Adyancer is, perhaps
a. largely grown rs any. This
| is A green wrinkIed sort, grows from to
| . 10 feet high, is of excellent quality and
quite productive, planted at the same time
| A. Premium Gem it will give the first pick
ing about a week or ten days later. The
/ pods are larger than either of the preceding
For late varieties there is no better one
than Yorkshire Hero for family use height
about 2 IL feet, pods rather small for mar
ket. The Old and well known Champion
of England still holds front rank; the
peas and pods are large and the quality is
| excellent II is one of the latest and grows
to height of ) feet.
| The Black Eyed Marrow is also an old
time favorite; produces immense crops
of large sized pods, and is, without doubt
more extensively cultivated than any othel
variety. Height four and onc-half to five
one-half feet May lie sowed broadcast OF
planted in drills four feet apart, allowing
one quart of seed to 200 feet of row. II
may be well to remark here that the depth
of covering two inches is for very early
| planting which is gradually increased as thu
season advances and the soil becomes dry
to three or four inches
| Bv planting one or more each of the ex-
ira early, second early and late varieties a
soon in spring as practicable. successive
supply may be had from the last week in
June to the middle of August, OF
If confined to one or two sorts. plant fei
| A succession at intervals of ten TO fifteen
ilays up to june LIST. Early planting for
seed purposes in this section is almost surs
10 result in buggy" product. To escape.
in measure, the weevil, delay planting
| for seed until May 20 TO p, for the late and
abou, the first of June for the early sorts.
| The objection to very late planting is that
there is more or less danger from mildew
this may be prevented, nj least in grea;
measure, by seeding rather thinly and keep
ing the vines of the ground by brushing OF
otherwise 1t is hardly possible to grow
strictly first class seed by sowing broadcast,
the best seed is produced by drill culture.
have grown a fine crop of Black Eyes
planted June 10th.
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