The Red Cloud chief., 1878-07-18
The White Bi.Id st.na.

june is the month iu plant o., small
white bean. which b., such a popular
variety It. great ci.r'l,uu, a, a t,'ly
vegetable cutti,, II To- the position 10
has long maintained n the head Of tb,
bean family lh, mu,' pruiliuhl, ~uI.
for beans i-ndrN loan moderately ryh
On land too strong the bean grow, too
much 90 vine. ~ the 'Npcu,, If th,
seed The pods also mntIr" uuoNruiN
some ripruIug, while the vine, ai other
points. W u t~ in bloom, aud have Young
pods forming ~ planting ou a Tim
soil this llilirulty b, obNlatcl The vines
cease growing and the pods rIpru rarlN
~ the fall while the weather Is dry and
warm, which j. very essential, a. the
pods burst To- u cou~idrrahl" extent. and
the beans waste II cloud, or vet wealth
cr prevails at the time Of gathering the
crop.
The small whit, or navy bean may hc
planted IN drliI, or owu broadcast II
in drills, prepare the ground ~ Tor corn.
making the drills about the same width
apart. So ~ to allow similar cultivation
| The beans should stand about : To- 10
inches apart in the drills, but In plant
ing enough seed should bc used To- MAKE
a much closer stand than this. II tuu
thick the plants can bc readily Trimmed
out after they ar" well established II
sown broadcast the ground should hr
| made very smooth and Tine. Sow ~ in
sowing wheat. and about tn, sam" guam
tity OF seed To ia" acre. Harrow aud
roll the ground smooth, after the seed
il Sown. 80 that a moving machine can
hc used IN harvesting the crop.
The pod, viii not all ripcn evenly,
but when the major part Of them ar"
ripe, and before they are dry, the crop
should bc harvested II the bean, have
been planted in drills, tn" best way to
harvest i tu pull them hy hand, throw
| ing four row, together loosely. forming
= winrow. II th" crop has been .own
broadcast, cut with u moving machine
Of IN" field u If sufficient dimensions
Ia iu~tiis thI- modc). and fork IA" vine,
into louNc wiudruw-. Let the vine, liz"
in this way till perfectly dry, turning
them II the state ut th" weather requires
IL When thoroughly cured, haul and
store under cover, If YOU have a proper
place for them, If not stack and secure"
from wet hy covering with board, or
thaich till convenient Ia thrc.h.
Beans waste very much ia handling.
ny the pod bursting, and should hc
handled with "A grra, deal If care \
wooden barley fork d, the best tool To-
Use.
Beans should Dec ,hrc.hod "a. soon
after harvesting ~ convenient, los run
ming Tho vines through a 'hrr-hiug-
machine or hrn'iug with "A llAi, The
latter j. a primitive mpdc for rui, ai.
yAuoed age, but Il 4, the incest WAY tn
perform the Work. After i~hro-hIng,
put through a fn~nning-IuIlI and hand
| pick, ii you wouII hay" a nice article
! which vii commaud the highest price.
In" ordinary white bean. oi commerce
are usually more or Ices mixed The
best bean, and thu true white navy, is =
small bean with a transparent, pcarly
skin. mite beans ar AWAY. ready
sale, and command q high price, 4 the
quality i' good and thcy Are hand pick-
cd and marketed in the proper manner.
. Kansas Farmer.
Orchard Grass.
Not long a-o the RcrtCD quoted from
y contemporary something rcgardingt the
merits aud the culturcof orchard yrass.
y ~ Nbuf'i' - "'iADN lhlAusI t'lNli'l
alton, aud We will briefly give what we
cleaned from u - the most e1trusiv.
growep III this grass in the country.
Compared with blue grass. the mos,
popuAr grass among farmers in the
gralrIg regions Of the west, il l. the
mon nutritious Of the two, and -he.p.
hupIcs and cattle like IL fully a. well.
Twill gr6w in many localitic, whore
D. grass will fail. twill thrive upon
Say so that will ripen Ia good crop OF
'Wndian corn. II vii stand almost ans
:. amount If drouth. Once well seeded,
a pasture will endure almost Indefinite,
~, instances being known whore a pas.
ture ha, remained unbrUkcn for mon,
than fifty years, and yet produchs
more feed than the best u land in Glove,
and timothy, This graS, thrivcs vel
in open timber land, or totally withou.
shade.
The best time 70 Sow orchar! gra1, Il