Show SUM ISOME THINGS THE BEAN GROWER GK SHOULD REMEMBER mm inasmuch as there thelle is considerable interest in in the growing of beans for market since it has been demonstrated that our dry land farms in in this section are arc especially adapted for thia crop we herewith copy from bulletin B u ilenin of tile the colorado agricultural college some of the most pertinent pert para graphs relative to the cu culture iture and harvesting of this aroi crop the important parts are arc summarized as follows deans are a 1 hot weather crop con se bently they should not be planted until frost danger is past in most localities this will be jui e planting should bo be shallow planting ff may be done preferably with the ho regular bean planters corn coin planters with lian bean plates may be used 1 the I he ordinary plain grain dull drill stop 1 birg the proper number of holes is is feasible aible fe where necessity requires 11 deans beans are aie a shallow rooted crop consequently C on the alio fust first cultivation hould be the deeper later I 1 should be is as shallow as 3 the first cultivation or 01 even shallower shall cult i should not be over throe thice inches nc lies harvesting should bo be done preferably with a bean harvester this is is e lly true when considerable conid erable are aie planted on very small aicia es they may be harvested hai vested by taking the mold board off the plow or by using a shovel dean bean straw should be carefully caie dilly 5 saed av cd as it is a valuable food feed this cpr lies especially to dry lands beans make an excellent rotation aop crop wheat on dry land after beans will do as well ns as after clean summer fallow most rno t seasons the biell of beans may be increased inci cased and their quality in ini improved roved b by wise field selection t n seed beans should be hand picked to get uniform quality and fredom om from disease ci ja should be taken not to plant beans which han have T e been frostbitten fi ost bitten there acre tire many alse diseases os which chich affect beans the best methods of cort con ti trolling oiling these diseases is tha th picking of clean seed and following a rotation tation lo deans beans should not be planted on the same land two years in succession |