Show PREPARE NOW TO PLANT LAT PEAS NEXT EXT SPRING The Thet t Rock Rocky Mountain Packing b Corporation wishes to increase the output at the tho Mantl Manti Plant They will add three to the present present present pres pres- ent equipment one oce north of town one at Sterling and one at the fae fac tory They propose having acres of ot perre perfection tion peas planted and acres of Surprise peas a variety maturing about two weeks before the Perfection As the Surprise peas would bo ho out out of the way by Icy the time the later ones come comp on the ten would be bea beable beable a able le to t take kc care of the crop in ln good shape without much dela delay in unloading which is the thing farmers farmer's farmers farmer's farmers farmer's farm farm- ers er's have objected to more than anything in the past The Tho year 1928 1923 was an off year for peas on account of the cold backward spring In spite of this fact some very good yields wields have been made the factory farm at the tho plant growing per acre and nd several farmers receiving in ill the neighborhood of an Mn acre The lowest gross amount Is 1600 per acre The Tho average for the farm farm- ers era delivering peas peras to the viner atthe atthe at atthe the plant and ard to Mantl Manti West Vest viner was per acre At Mayfield they did considerably better One party grossed an acre and another All the accounts sho show tho the general average at Mayfield Mayfield May May- field to be much higher than at Manti ManU i I t I These figures did not take take int into account the Ice advantage of peas pea's asa asa as asa a rotation crop Very Veri heavy Leavy yields of ot grain have been reported from land on which peas were grown during previous years There are hundreds of acres of land In the fields adjoining l I Manti that are arc as good for tor the growing ing of peas as the farm that brought per acer aver owned owned by the Rocky Mountain Packing corporation The average farmer would would- dowell do dowell well ell to plant a small acreage of peas as a general practice Some larger producers probably I should cut their acreage somewhat and give more moro attention to the smaller acreage Pea Pel silage is excellent to supplement alfalfa hay har and aud grain for most all livestock Those who i intend tend planting p peas as I next nett spring would do well to b give I I their land a light coat f f manure this fall and plow it before freezing weather sets in |