Show bean diseases and control measures simple rules will obviate loss while in transit prepared by th tb united slates department of agriculture agricultural four simple rules that will obviate much of the loss to son snap p beans beane in transit appear in a leaflet ju just at issued by the united states department of agriculture ri na as miscellaneous publication 16 M save the beans the rules are L 1 pick leans heans if practicable when the vines ore are dry ilea keans packed dry are not so likely to decay as wet avet one ones moreover picking beans and cultivating t fields when the beans are wet favor faor the spread of suco bueb diseases as blight and 2 sort the ilie beans spread th them em on canvas or burlap racks then alien dis discard card all those thoe showing blemishes OF or wounds of tiny any kind these blemishes are usually caused by decay producing organisms which develop rapidly in containers tal ta ners insect injured and brok broken en beans shout should be removed since they provide an all opportunity for the entrance of organisms which cause decay these thee blemishes and wounds frequently qu antly originate in the fie held id while the beans tire are still on an the vine 3 keep the harvested beans aut of the sun and rain while awaiting trans irons i n depay decay Is more rapid when the beans are warm in the presence of abundant moisture wet beans in a container dry slowly if at all they are likely to get warmer father cather than cooler 4 keep the beans booi the alie leaflet also lists six common bean dis diseases eases bacterial blight mosaic powdery mildew root rot and rust briefly gives the chief ef symptoms and the available inea measures for control nesting diseases are arc briefly mentioned the leaflet may be procured by applying g to the department of A agriculture washington D C |