Show BUSH VELVET BEAN IS VARIETY grows to average height of about three feet does doea not twine on corn and hencel does not pull down stalks lahe cowpeas crop may be har vested it as hay prepared ared by tho united states slates department of agriculture tho the bush velvet bean a selection from the Ala baina variety now being produced on a commercial scale in coralu floor G cor la Is being distributed tn in trial lots lota by the united states department of agriculture tills this differs from all other velvet beans beang in cultivation as aa it la Is a bunch bean instead of a yan ing variety it grows to an average height of about 3 feet it makes rather less growth than either tho the alabama or georgia varieties while its character of growth increases tho difficulty of harvesting seed the amount of herbage Is somewhat less than th an tho average production of the velvet bean family the special advantage of the bush velvet bean Is that it does not twine on corn and hence does doca not tend to pull down tho the stalks while it Is heso valuable for planting in n orange and other fruit tree groves where a non vining bean to Is desired like cow peas tills this bush may inny also he be harvested as aa hay as tho the absence of twining stems ellio nates tho the common difficulty which occurs in mowing the ordinary 1 aning varieties of velvet beans bush beans are planted about the same time as cot coltrin trin when the soil la Is thoroughly warm the seeds being dropped 2 or 8 3 feet apart in rowa raws 3 to 8 feet in width and covered the gamt as corn it la Is customary to plant the beatis beans either alono alone or in the same rows with the corn one bushel of seed will plant 2 to 3 of acres after planting the crop should be cultivated about illie cow cowpony pons |