Show beans a sure crop la in 1917 1 I had bad aa acre of land well prepared tor for raisins raising beaus beans I 1 let any son presley take that acre to enter the contest oil oa bean raising which was oil that year we planted the beans with a corn planter which missed planting about one third ot of the time but nevertheless he harvester harve a little better than 2300 pounds of beans beau bean raising is a nod good industry but is not profitable table for a lazy man to undertake to be successful it requires brains and brawn the work is light and the crop will pay if done right in the right time and way the first to be considered is the soil good rich farm laud land has sufficient fertility for a beaz bean crop ground too rich produces vines more diore than beans dont waste your time and beans on poor soli soil ground that has been la in alfalfa tor for several years tears boull be rich enough plow your ground early in the tpring but dont doat plow it when wet wait until sufficiently dry to pulverize immediately after plowing it spring tooth or disc harrow it it if you break up alfalfa ground be sure that every root loot is cut oft off below the crown harrow tery enery crown to the surface so you will have bave no alfalfa growing with your beads alfalfa and beans will grow together but you would spill your Y ur beans in harvesting plow and I 1 cult cultivate avate your ground at least t twice be icil planting three would be better space your dulls according to the variety of beans you yoa intend to plant some varieties vari elies elles vine more moie than others hence would require more or less room but spice space yo your ur drills regular so your cultivator bouli we uli fit in each row and thua put the fresh soil to the plants and de saloy the weeds there is a great variety of beans in color there are white speckled I 1 led ed brown and black some ties shell very readily when ripe pl especially after a rain storm and a are re hard to save but are a very good bean whan gathered there are two varieties that I 1 prefer they are the white wax ard and the brown mexican they have medium vines are good wielders yi elders sigond flavor ani and dont shell bell S easy dont plant elutil the ground is warm and fiest dinger danser is past for irrigating dont put your cross ditches over ten rods apart less may be better for the white wax and mexican can varieties space your drills two teet feet apart plant the hilla in the drills about one foot apart doat put all of your farm in beans let the ordinary farmer try two acres this will occupy his spare time dont let any weeds grow in your beans TIMOTHY |