Show beans profitable Profil ablo and of big value to soil from prom farm bureau nes considerable disappointment was experienced in carbon and kmety to counties unties last fall on tho the price of beang beans A veal eat ago now the supply of beans was limited and the demand wai breit frett consequently the price was wis high some farmbry paying as much as 20 or 42 22 cents per pound for seed this was nas abnormal and the grower should not expect that such a pr ce could long endure A comparatively good acreage of beans was planted in the counties with the hope of the crop on the market at this unprecedented dented price and hence disappointment could not fail to follow even though a price was offered that made them equal to if not better than other crops beans aie a nutritive food and are used extensively in the war rations hence it is patriotic to produce them the food administration grain corporation po ration recognized this fact and has therefore offered to give a guarantee of 8 cents per pound re cleaned basis growel foi pinto beans making the navy and some other better known varieties sell at to per pound this should call forth fort i a large acreage as it means a good cash return to the producer and helps greatly to insure a good ration for the cammies in france some of our farmers repot t a production of pounds of pinto beans pel pet acre some report only 1000 pounds while numerous report 2000 pounds or better the average being about 2000 pounds where sufficient water was available at 8 per pound pounds gives gnes a return of algo 00 pei pet act acie e suppose the seed costs goo c 1000 or even eden 12 00 per acre there is still a good laboi income left how man acres of alfalfa oats barle or po must 3 you ou produce to get t the he ame aine ani returns beans are a legume and anti conie cone ly hive lvie the same e act on tho soil is alfalfa tais 13 another great ady intake in this particular locality dont let a disappointment in the price last year prejudice 5 you ou against one of your best cash crops you expected to sell ahm on a market that was abnormal ind and such is 14 vely un staple take your pencil and tig ure an horror tp tug on the actual hours of labor the gross returns and the net returns of beans beang compared with other crops before boj cond condemn ehin them for the production of some other commodity they merit your consideration uncle sam wants you to produce those crops that brine bring good cash re turns they are commodities most needed for food beans will being good cash returns |