The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1918-10-03
PINTO BEANS
SHOULD MAR
kETED CAREFULLY

Many growers of Pinto beans are
under the impression that the Food
Administration will handle the 1915
crop Of Pintos as they did tn el9l.
crop. This impression is wrong The
L. S. Food Administration will no.
handle the 1918 crop of Pintos. No
+ contracts for anw part of this year.
crop have been made. No price has
been guaranteed.
( 1t is up to the growers and ship
pers of Pinto beans to market the
1918 crop. This will be a big task
ndrequires the best cooperation of
all interested in the Pinto bean in
dustry.
The Pinto bean received great
boost last season. 1t was introduced
into many new markets throughout
the north and east. The Pinto bean
has proven satisfactory wherever it
has been tried. Consumers who used
the Pinto bean for the first time were
pleased. Much praise has been given
the fine eating qualities of the Pin
to.
Objections to Stones. Dirt, Splits
Stones, dirt and splits mixed with
the Pintos are seriously objected to-.
They cheaper the product and limit
the market. Pintos cannot be sold
again in our eastern markets if they
contain stones and dirt. The future
success of the Pinto bean industry de-
pends entirely upon the growers and
shippers being able to put out a high
class product. The shippers of Pinto
beans are doing their very best to
prevent the marketing of beans con-
tanning stones, dirt and other foreign
matter. Many have profited by last
years costly experience and are install
ling better machinery for handling
beans. But they alone, even with the
best of machinery. cannot make
first-class product of beans delivered
by the grower in very bad condition.
1t is highly important that the grow
ers cooperate with the shippers and
prevent dirt and stones from get
ting into their beans. This can be ac
complished in a great measure by US
ing proper harvesting machinery.
Beans should be harvested with reg
ular bean harvesters properly adjust
ed and not with cultivator, mower
or other poorly improvised machinery
Beans should be punched by hand and
not with side delivery rake or COM
mon hay rake. When loading beans
that contain stones, light shake with
the fork when lifting the bunch up will
eliminate many stones.
The grower can also save himself
great deal in dockage and increase
the value of his crop by preventing
excessive splits. Excessive splits cost
the Pinto bean industry at least $loO,-
600 90 on last years crop alone. A
number of loads of beans were dellv-
cred by rowers containing as high as
10 percent of splits. One whole car
load was shipped in for recleaning
containing ls percent splits ms loss
was to large extent due to thresh'nh
Of beans with an ordinary gram
,hresher which cracks and spits 700
many beans. ,,,, hs
wherever possible beans should pe
huI,ed with a regular bean huller. l,
;s true that the split beans are gooo
food but the consumers, especially IN
.bo % 90 stern markets will not buy beans
as readily and pay as much ior lne'''
if they contain excessive splits. ,,o,..
Rocky Mountain Bean 'oooers
chnice rccleaned grade requires tna'
."o I,ns contain not more than one
Ln,f hn Of one per cent dirt. stones ana
ntl,ar f,reipn matter; one and one-ha'i
percent u of split beans; six percent g, OF
,p~eather damaged beans. This is the
"ffisial %ti.n grade by which Pintos are
b,usht and sold. 1t is highly essen
,;,l that growers and shippers fully
',odorstand the .market requirements
and then work together to attain
hiph standard which will assure per @
manent and satisfactory marAe' '''
the Pinto bean.