The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-06-19

Prof l. b. Bailey, Of cornell Un.ror-
sifT. writes on ina beans as follows.
The lima beans are natives Of warn
countries. The large Dat nmas are per-
enniais. or az least pluf-annuall. In
their native countries They therelors
require a long season. and one Who *.
poets to grow them IN the north should
endeaFof In every way 20 shorten tie
period Of growth. This may Be done. n
inc nrsi place. BY planting the earlier
varieties; and. IN the second place. BY
exercising great care In the selectioa
OF aoii and In giving particular a1len-
lion to cultivation. Light and so-called
quick" soils are best. Soils which afs
naturally sandy and loose. but which
have been enriched IN previous years
oy the addition Of manure, are eHccIlent
Tor lima beans. especially II they have
q warm exposure. The soil should also
be dry. Coarse. raw manure should D.
avoided on lima beans. because Il tends
70 make too rank and TOO late growth.
II any fertilizer 10 applied the year n
which the beans are planted. 4 should
Be such a. win become available very
quickly and therefore tend 70 hasten
the maturity Of the crop. We prefer.
therefore, 70 use some Of the concenr
trated fertilizers. especially thoae
which are rich In potash and phosphorus
acid, and avoid those which contain
very much nitrogen. II nitrogenous fer
tilizers are used At al, they should Be
applied In comparatively small amount
and Be Of such kind that they win give
up their fertility early In the season
u ordinary stable manure Il used. I
should be applied IN the fail IN ordef
that Il may become thoroughly incori
poraied with the soil and Be ready for
use at the earliest moment in TIE
spring.
Our lima beans were planted In 1895.
on the 3ist day Of May. They might
have been planted a few days earlier,
no doubt. with perfect safety. Il one
desires to get bis beans ahead vefy
early he can plant them in q forcing
house or cold-frame IN pots or on IN
verted sods. or In refuse berry boxes.
about two weeks In advance Of the time
they are TO be set out Of doors. From
these receptacles they can be trans
ierred easily TO the ground. One Of our
constituents says that be always
greasea his lima beans thoroughly with
lard when be plants them. and II there
BY able 10 plant his crop q week Or ten
days ahead Of the usual time. because
the grease preserves the beans from rot
ting. We have not tried this method
and DO not know what value Il has. Il
ls an easy matter 10 transplant lima
beans. even when they are not grown
In pots or boxes. II the ground Is moist
when they are taken up 20 that = lsree
lump Of earth adheres 10 the roots and
n the weather Il somewhat humid fol.
loving the transfer. But, IN spite Of al
that can Be done. nearly every variety
Of the large lima beans win fail 10 ma
ture It's full crop IN the north beior'
frost II half the pods which the vines
have Get should mature before froal
eomes. the grower may feel that be IA
been very successful. The green pod
which remain AZ frost time. II the bean
are partially grown, can Be picked. ~
beans sheiled out and dried. and thesl
can Be used IN the winter time 70 g
good advantage a. n they were thcr
oughly ripe. II these dried beans ar
n soaked IN water for some time beior
i they are cooked. they are scarcely IN
= ierlor to green beans directly from D
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