The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-04-28
Bean Information

1
We have shipped in a car load of
Mexican beans which is being distri-
! buted at actual cost. Every person
should help feed himself by growing
something on the farm or garden which
| can be used for human food. Beans
| are somewhat of an experiment here
| but have been grown with great sue
cess a little farther west and there
is no more chance of failure than IN
growing potatoes, etc. We do not
recommend the planting of large
acreage by anyone but we believe
| conditions justify the farmer in tax
| ing a chance on small plots.
Seed Required: Twenty pounds to
the acre.
Time To Plant: Any time after
danger of frost is passed, up to May
2Gth.
Machinery Required: Can be sown
with wheat drill or corn lister. Culz
tivated with corn cultivator, cut with
mower threshed with small thresher
or fail
Planting Methods: Rows about
thirty-six inches apart seed in row ten
to twelve inches apart.
Cultivation:. ShcSdA be shallow
and when ground and plant are dry
IS the vines are very brittle and
break. easily when wet. Should be
cultivated about the time plants ap-
pear. VIII stand narrowing If dry.
Cultivate to keep down weeds primar-
| lily three or four inches deep. No
more cultivation necessary after pods
begin to set.
Harvesting: Will mature in about
ninety days and should be cut trlfie
green or as soon as the beans start
to color in the pod. Cut, allow to lie
4 i I,
two weeks
Yield: Should average better than
| 500 pounds to the acre.
Vines Feed Value: After threshing
the vines can be fed to stock.
Market: There is, a ready market
| for all that can be raised and prices
viii probably be much higher during
the war
FINALLY: Being Ieguminous
plant they leave the soil IN excellent
| condition for wheat and can be out
| of the way in plenty of time for fall
wheat. The Hays City Flour Mills.
Public Schools Open Earlier
For the remainder of the term, the
public schools will set up the clock a
half hour, the High School begin
ming at eight o'clock, a. m, and dis
missed at thIee p. m, and the grades
| begin at $50 and dismiss at 3 30.
superintendent gives as his reason
for the change. the fact that during
| the long days of this season of the
year the morning period is decidedly
] best for schoolroom work. Children
become very tired during the latter
part of the school day and accomplish
little. This plan will also give longer
/ time IN the afternoon for the cultl-
vation of gardens, in which enterprise
| practically ninety per cent. of the
| children are engaged.
| The plan seems to meet with gen
eral approval and it may be adopted
as a permanent policy during the
spring and autumn months.
In spite of some saying our city
| IS always hard up it appeared last
week that it is a very desirable bank
customer. First two banks, the Farm
ers' and the National offered to pay
two per cent on daily cash balances.
On the 18th the Citizens reported
= $4,000 interest due the city on de-
poSits for the year ending April /,
1917. On Saturday night the Citl-
zens Bank was awarded the funds of
Hays for the coming year. The bid
accepted was identical with the vol
untary bids of the other banks Even
some pears ago when 1t was thought
the city was always IN the red the
funds earned from January. 1, 1909
to December 81, 1914, over $4,000
which was paid to the city m April
1915
James R. Dawson of Hays, Senior
IN dairy husbandry at the Kansas
State Agricultural College, has re-
ceived a $500 research scholarship
IN dairy husbandry from the Uni
versity of Missouri. Two scholarship
have been awarded TO students IN the
dairy department of the college
There were many applications for the
scholarships.
Mr.. Dawson has had an active part
IN many college organizations aside
from his college work. He Is a mem
Der of the TrLEpsilon fraternity
dairy judging team, Hamilton Liter
ary Society and the Dairy Associs-
:. ton He VIII begin his work early II
September.