The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-08-03

l have often thought and I know Il to
be a fact that if the southern farmer
who grows bean crop would use a lit
tie more potash in the fertilizer that he
puts on this crop the returns would be
great deal more satisfactory, says the
Farmer and Fruit Grower.
In growing beans 1t is advisable. if pos
sible, to have the crop follow a root crop.
or at least previously we'll fertilized ana
cultivated crop and one kept clean from
weeds If fall crop is wanted the lana
where the early sweet potatoes were will
be the most suitable, as 1t has been well
fertilized for the potatoes, and left In
first-class physical condition and rich fl,
decayed vegetable matter; and as a rule
this fall crop Will prove a most satisfac>
= tory one, as at planting time (early in
August in this latitude) the soil is warm
and moist, ana in the condition that in
sures a speedy termination of the seed
whereas in the early spring the soil is apr
to be too cold and the seed don't ger-n1.-
nate rapidly and is apt TO rot, for of all
seed the bean is the most particular as to
its seed bed at planting time, and of all
crops that want a good send off at frs:
toward a successful issue, the bean is the
one that wants to be carefully looked az
ter. And there are very few crops THAI
will repay US better for labor and money
invested in fertilizers If it gets the proper
care and attention.
RennGVl-
vania have grown wealthy on no other
crops but beans. This fact is well proven.
by their large dwelling houses and well
kept and thrifty appearance of their sur
roundngs. The same can be said of GER
tain parts of Michigan, where there are
thousands of acres yearly devoted to beans
and nothing else. And the southern
states are better adapted both by soil and
climate than either of these mentioned to
grow large bean crops. In fact. there Is
no part of Uncle Sam s wide domain more
suitable than our warm sandy soils Of the
Gulf and South Atlantic seaboard states
But to come to the fertilizer question
Beans should be planted in rows three
and a half feet apart, so as to be easy
of cultivation. If the soil is somewhat
stiff l would scatter II broadcast and work
ii well into the soil either by narrowing
or running a fine tooth cultivator over
it, If our crop is snap beans to be used
in the green state, half ton of a fertilizer
containing from 10 to II per cent. of pot
ash and to 10 per cent. Of phosphorus
acid is none too much, as we want the soil
to be very rich; in fact, we want 70 give
it all It can easily assimilate. This heavy
fertilizing with proper care and attention
and judicious cultivation during the
growing period will be sure to be well
rewarded by a bountiful crop, and we can
be sure of a good many pickings from
each vine 1t Is not advisable to have
much nitrogen for this crop, but II at the
start of the plants they look unthrifty a
little nitrate of soda bToadcasted and
worked into the soil at the first cultivation
will help them wonderfully.
In growing beans TO be used in the dry
state such as the navy bean of commerce.
We don't require the soil to be so well fer
tilted. as they will only be required to
bear but once. A great many people OBJ
ject to growing bean crop owing to the