The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1906-06-14
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All varieties u ls-ans ne~d al'ui nss
zane csss and treaimept tscs3 iafsd-
either ns,ufsIiy crnissd ~ thoroughly
underyarsined. 10 dasirhhie water
tisndiag twelve 90 t~snty four h0sr>
or bean gr0usd ~tli spcal the best
stand q beans The ground should l'e
Elowed W carry spring ] plow tof
l-ans before oats clay ground 10
much t~n~ni~a ~ fall blowing Har'
row A. sscn and ~ ofien - cS'nrcnien'
untii JuBs. when 10 time 20 plant
After using mRny Kinds ~ fcfiilii@rs ]
fnd a brand containing - pr cent II
Ihosphofic acid and : per cent 81 pot
at suits my needs best SOW from
IL TO BOO pounds per serr, but II over
10 pounds Is used on one acre u
should h. applied before the beans arr
sown. | have used 30 pounds per
acre on thoroughly moist ground with.
cot burning the young bean sprouts
use three horse cultiyator and Guilt
vh,e both ways TO make the ground
thoroughly fine and to Nm any weeds
that have escaped the harrow DISK
harrow will DO the same work. but do
mot harrow deeply, because this VIII
bring the weed seeds 10 The top aud
make trouble later SOW as near June
10 as possible. ia heavy beating rain
comes just after sowing the hnc
ground will run and bake and the
wecdsr or noat harrow must be used
an soon as possible
rotnss About s~edtns.
Beans IN my section are sown with
the seven inch eleven hoe drill The
amount Of seed varies from one-balf 10
one bushei ! SOW twenty 20 twenty
four quarts IN rows twenty eight
inches apart, ! SOW three rows az
time. using the wheels as guide. ] dc
not SOW any deeper than barely TO GOV.
or the seed. The beans will he up IN
three 10 seven days. They must be
cultivated Ms soon as large enough Ia
use a two horse riding harrow, with
shields. s,raddling every row. II Do
the work thoroughly ! can keep ahead
OF the weeds for the season, ] Guilt
yats As often ms can until the beans
/ blossom and the runners catch the
teeth Of the cultivator. The shields
are taken of as soon as the beans are
large enough. The earth II allowed
10 fall close to the stalk, but care Ii
taken not to cover the leaves, ] SOW
the pea bean because my land seems
especially adapted TO IT, Marrows dc
well on clay and heavier soils; so DC
red kidney, but In this section Of north
/ ern Livingston county pea beans IA
/ best. SOW on corn, clover sod or 20
tato ground.
Prices Good.
Prices. says New York bean grow
er who relates the foregoing In Amer
/ lean Agriculturist, have been good FOL
the last Ave years. have sold three
crops at 81 a bushel. ] harvested mr.
teen bushels per acre one year on ont
field, twenty.six bushels on another
and thirty bushels the third season
In 1904 got IN average yield OF thlr
ty-eight bushels. which sold at $l.8
a bushel with only one-half to ont
pound picked out Last fall, with al
average yield Of twenty.tbree bushels
| received $3.50 screened. Rust wa'
bad on beans last fall, and the average
Yield was much smaller than usual
There Is new bean called White Mar
row, which Is well recommended
Black Turtle Soup makes money FOL
some.
De Prompt with the Harrow.
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