The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1877-06-16
FARM, GARDEN AND HOUSEHOLD.


probably turning tie attention OF lIltl.
others besides your correspondent >. H.,
to their culture. Medium beans, which
n little more than year ago sol'l ut
62@7Oc. per bushel, arc now worth four
times that price, greater advance than
has been made in any other crop. High
prices OF potatoes always direct attention
to beans rs partial substitute, and the
threatened war in Europe has had some
thing more to do in establishing the ad-
vance. Still, at 80 per bushel, beans
are paying crop, and the price IS not
likely soon 10 go below that. Medium
beans are tho kind most largely grown
here. 1lcy sell somewhat lower than
marrows, but are n surer crop, md have
the advantage OF ripening NIL ut the
same time if planted on uniformly rich
iInd dry soil. This last is very i'm.
portant, Us where some portions Of the
field are richer or noister than others
they will be moro or less uneven in
ripeniug, largely increasing the cost Of
gathering. Poorly ripened beans will
stain and become worthless. This in
wolves the extra labor Of picking ont the
poor beans, which must be done by hand,
and is slow and tedious process. 1t is
mostly done, where many beans are
grown, by children, though sometimes
women arc hired for this work.
In western New York beans are grown
in large fields, planted by machines
which drop and cover in hills ten or
twelve inches apart, and rows two feet to
thirty inches wide. Unless the land is
very weedy, most Of the work is done
by the cultivator, narrow implement
Just fitted for this purpose. Beans
should not be cultivated when their
leaves or the ground is wet, as such cul-
tiyation does more harm than good. It
is also better not to throw the earth
around tho hills with the cGltivator.
The bean leaf is broad and the stalk
tender, so that dragging the field when
Just coming up, rs is donc with corn, is
not admissible. A clover sod, two years
old, where rank growth Of clover has
grown the previous year, is best for
beans, rs such soil will generally be free
from weeds. Nothing is gained by
planting early. A week or ton days
later thsn corr planting is better than
earlier. Hercab0uts beans are mostly
planted from the first to the twentieth
Of June. Your Indiana correspondent
should select tho time for planting, so
that the crop would naturally ripen dur
lug the dry weather. If delayed too
late it is bad harvesting here, and would
be'almost impossible,on the deep loan of
the prnirics afte' heavy rims begin. As
Il rule, mucky soil is not suited to this
crop, but I know no reason why beans
would not do well on any dry loan or
sand. A general idea is that rich soil is
nnsuitcd TO beans, but this is IL mistake.
Dryand rich soil is the best, producing
larger crops, and maturing them carly
and uniformly.
Where bean planters cannot be Ind,
the crop is often put III with n drill,
closing enough tubes to allow room for
cultivating between. AS bean roots do
not spread widely, the closer they arc
planted with the above limitation, the
better the crop. When we'll grown,
beans should cover the ground. A crop
Of this kind should reach thirty, forty,
or more bushels fifteen to twenty.
five is considered good average. The
stalks are excellent for sheep, fed with
other forage, nnd will be eaten by horses
aud cattle after little practice. 1t il
coarse but nutritious food, but better for
sheep than for anything else.
Beans have proved an exlIausting crop,
contrary to the general expectation of
those who begun growing. This is one
reason why they arc not now cultivated
rs largely rs they werc q few years ago.
They do mot return much TO the soil, and
the beans sold carry Off rs many ele.
ments Of fertility MS m average crop Of
wheat. They are also n poor crop to
precctle wheat, partly because they leave
the soil too light and loose to hold wheat
roots during the winter. A common
practice in this county is to follow beans
with barley or oats, and seed with wheat
the year after. This rotation insures
three good grain crops, and n good catch
'oi clover following.
The White Wax bean inquired about
by your correspondent is chiefly used for
garden culture to supply string beans.
II he can got contract for it from some
scotsman, he can make it profitable.
otherwise not. It will not yield " forty
bushels pCracre" with any ordinary cul-
turo. Both White and Black Wax beans
are very difficult to get from the pod,
which increases tho cost of growing
thcm.-W j. T., in Country Gentle
man.
Recipes.
STEwED CA1F's LIVER. - Choose n
light cOlore1 liver, and cut incisions into
it, in which put strips Of very sweet
bacon put in stew pan q quarter of n
pound Of butter; when melted and boil
ing hot add tcaspoonful Of flour, and
stir until n light brown color, when
place in it the liver, turning it over and
around until it is cooked n little on NIL
sides then add apint Of water, n squeeze
oflemon juice, sprig Of parsley, some
summer savory, n bay leaf aud about doz-
en- very small young onions, salt and pep
per simmer very slowly one hour dish
with tho gravy strained and poured over
it !; you can mince the liver adding o
small piece Of isinglass, dissolved, or u
spoonful OF gelatlne md add it to tho
gravy; pour over the minced liver, stir
ring all together, putting into a mold,
leaving until cold, when turn out for
lunch or supper.
CREAM CAKE.-Four cupinls flour,
three cupfuls sugar, one OF cream, five
eggs, one teAspoonful soda.
SWEET RusKs.-onc quart new milk,
three tablcspoonfuls yeast, flour to make
n thick batter mix Mt night. and in tho