The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1858-06-09
Bean Culture

Tue pedu crof IL Justly snVtieo 10 moEv
prominence among field crops than it is
accustomed to receive. As an article of
diet it is very nutritious, having 81 per
cent. of nutritious matter-wheat has but
50, barley SO, rye 80 and corn 10 per .
cent Of nutriment
A few men in this vicinity have, for
some years past, devoted large space on
their farms to this valuable crop. Mr..
Osman Dcud of New Haven, VT, sold
the crop from 13 acres last season fer
500, and in addition reserved about SO
bushels, which were worth, at his door, 81
per bushe. From carefully prepared
statements furnished by this gentleman we
learn the following facts.
In this section (at. 4i0) the crop should
be planted from the Goth Of May to the
1st Of Jane.-Rows 2s feet by foot
apart-three beans enough to the hill
The most valuable bean in market, is the
Marrowfat--a large round bean. The
Marrowfat is known in this section as the
White Mountain Bush bean.-ED) One
bushel plants about one acre. Tho next
best variety is the Pea Bean-a snail,
round bean, like pea. Three pscks of
this kind, planta one acre. Each kind
brings, in Boston market, about 81 nett.
The i'arrowfats ripen about the 1st Of
September. They should be pulled when
about half Of the pods in the hill only are
ripe. Plant with planter Hoe them
when fairly up. The second hoeing is done
with cultivator after which from 100
lbs. to 125 lbs. Of plaster to the acre
should be sown broadcast over the field.
This done, you wait in hope for the harvest.
SECURING THE CRoP-The method of
securing is all important. 1t. is done in
the following mannsr-A sufficient mum.
ber Of stakes, from 8 to feet in length,
usually split out Of inch pine boards and
shaved smooth, lest the vine should catch
upon .livers and prevent ease in pitehing.)
are brought to the field A stake il driven
into the ground q few stones are laid
around the stake or, # these are not at
hand two bilets of stove wood answer the
same purpose. Pull and pile around the
stake smallest at the bottons, that the air
can have better access to do its work. In
common seasons, this done, you can patient
ly wait, until they are cured and ready to
haul to the harm. In an unusually wet
season, it will be necessary to raise them
off (by layers from the pole and put them
around another pole,--in other words, re-
stack them.
THREsHING.-Ths beans must not be.
come too dry before they are threshed lest
they split under the fail. The first second,
and succeeding foOrings, should not BE- 70.
moved, but allowed to remain until some
rs or so bushels accumulate. Then shove
up to one side Of the floor, and run them
through mill--ns1t pass them through
a screen. The reason for allowing 20
many bushels to accumulate before re.
moval, is that the beans are less liable to
split, which materially Injuries shsir sale
in market. .t
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ket is usually best hence, as sosn as
hauled to the barn, let them be thrsshsd,
aud if there is mixture of eolored--in-
jured beans-they should be taken out By
hand, and kept at home to feed to sheep
This job is usually done by boys and emf
grant women, and costs only few cents
per bushel, but enhances the price in
market about 25 cents.
Beans are sold by weight, 81 lbs. for q
bushel. As dry beans weigh most, il is
best that they be thoroughly dried before
barreling them. Flour barrels are used,
and can be bought of second hands ftsm
10 to l23 csnts each. They contain (by
weight 8! bushels.
Twenty bushels to the acre is regarded
as very fair crcp-but 35 and even 40
bushels to the acre have been grswn in
this section. A gravelly loan is regarded
as best yet they will grow on any lighs
soil. They are not an exhsusting crop.
Bean straw is eagerly devoursd BY sheep
and is regarded here worth as much per
tun as the best hay, raj.
The foregoing covers the whole ground
of bean culture. We have been thus minute
in order to impart instruction on what