The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-05-04
ONIONS AND BEANS

Two of the best crops grown either
for small gardens or on a larger
scale are beans and onions. There is
always a market for them and even
in normal years the demand is such
that any surplus can be sold at a
profit.
Soil in Bennington and vicinity is
particularly favorable for growing
beans and q fair crop can be secured
even if the soil is rather poor For
this reason beans are a good crop
when fertilizer is scarce as it is like
ly to be this year.
Either greensward or land that
was cultivated last year is suitable for
beans unless it is too wet. There is
no use planting beans on wet ground.
See that the soil is wen prepared
This applies TO beans or any other
crop. Soil preparation is the first
and most important thing to get good
results in growing any kind OF CROP.
Poorly plowed and half narrowed land
is suitable only for bull-thistles and
mullen stalks.
Beans are a legume and, like peas
and other plants OF the family, draw
their nitrogen from the air and there
fore do not need fertilizer containing
ammonia or nitrates This is why
lthey do we'll even in soil that is not
rich and they can be grown on the
same land year after year Though
they viii produce a crop on poor soil,
the crop win be larger and Of better
quality in good soil.
For 3 market oroa plant The small
white or Navy bean or the Yellow-eye
vhich also sells Wen. The Red kid
uey is a splendid main crop bean and
the writer considers it the best bean
known for baking or stewing while.
for shen beans in summer 1t DIS second
only TO the Dwarf Horticultpral OIL
bush Cranberry
FOR string beans the Improved
'Black or Red Valentine cannot bel
beaten A few people prefer the yell
low podded or wax beans, though
why the writer OF this article cannot
understand The green nodded beans
are more tender. Of better flavor, re
main sringless longer and those thatl
ripen are better for winter use III
yellow pods are preferred, there is
nothing better than the standard old
Black Wax though the Golden Semi |
ter and others are just about as good |
DO not fail to can a coed supply of |
string beans Put up in glass cans !
they can be enjoyed all winter and
are almost as good as when fresh
picked
Sow the beans in drills and do not
plant in hills The drills should be
three or three and on-half feet apart
Ii the soil is rich crowding will re-
duce the crop. Drop the seed about
two inches apart in the drills and
cover one and one-half inches in
depth.
Above everything else in growing
beans remember and do not plant in
rainy or lowery weather and never
touch or even look TT the plants when
they are wet or even damp as it is
sure to cause blight DO not hoe the
soil up around the plants so that the
dilt will touch the leaves as it is
likely to bring on rust
Beans are delicate. hot weather
crop and should not be planted before
May goth and May 25th is better yet.
Pole beans are a good garden crop
but not suitable for general culture.
The best varieties are Pole Cranberry.
lazy Wives and Kentucky Wonder. !
Do not bother with Lima beans unless
you are skilled in bean culture or r
want to experiment.
Onions IS a general thing are not t
successful crop in this section Our 9
oll is too heavy, but a few persons 2
10 succeed with them and every first
lass garden should have few Il
'nicns. The best varieties here are 5