The Owosso times., 1921-06-17
The following articles are taken from
the June Shiawassee Co. Farm Bureau
News:
HOW TO MAKE MONEY ON
BEANS
(By A. L. Bibbins, Extension Spec
ialist, M. A. Co.

(By A. L. Bibbins, Extension Spec.
ialist, M. A. Co.
The answer Is don't be an eight to
twelve bushel per acre producer. He
who grows beans should build for an
eighteen to thirty bushel crop. With
choice hand picked beans selling at
1926 per cwt., he who harvests only
ten bushels to the acre and then at
the elevator has six-pound pick re-
ceives only about $3.50 return per
acre which is considered by most to
be below the cost Of production. How
different from friend neighbor who
harvests twenty bushels to the acre
of good clean beans at the same price
but instead of merely equalling his
cost of production he pockets a
profit, his return of about $500 per
acre, being considerable over the ac-
cepted cost of production figure.
PURE, CLEAN SEED OF HIGH
YIELDING VARIETIES
The first step in successful bean
production is to obtain seed that is
free Of disease, adapted and that
may be counted upon to produce
good yields, if given a fair chance.
Professor F. A. Spragg, our good
friend of M. A. c., who has given
Michigan farmers many excellent va
rieties, has not forgotten the bean
growers. His Robust bean has on
many farms of Michigan and New
York proven it's value and is now con-
sidered the foremost bean variety by
Af fay nf
states and also in Minnesota.
The Robust is vigorous growing
disease-resisting white pea bean.
Last year the writer had the privi-
lege Of seeing the Robust bean grow
ing at several points about the state
and was greatly impressed with its
performance.
Earl McCarty, of Bad Axe, one of
Huron County's leading farmers, has
been producing Certified Robust
beans for some time. His results
have been so pleasing that several
farmers of Huron County, among
whom are the Fox Bros, Elkton, and
Chas. Dukelow, Bad Axe, have taken
up the growing of these beans with
very good success. Mr.. McCarty's
yields of "a and 20 bushels per acre,
surely speak we'll for the Robust.
Mr.. w. L. Atwood's field, yielding
"a bushels to, the acre, attracted the
attention of hundreds as they drove
by his farm. Across the road was
George Benjamin who under some
what unfavorable conditions har-
vested fine crop, largely due to the
fact that his foundation was properly
laid when he obtained Certified Ro-
bust seed beans.
One of the finest yields of beans in
the state belonged to H. j. Hender-
son Of Grand Ledge. The vines were
of healthy, dark green color and
were laden with pods, each of which
carried six and seven beans. Part of
Mr.. Henderson's field yielded over 80
bushels of clean, high quality beans
with almost no pick.
Mr.. A. P. Hart, on the other side
of Grand Ledge also produced a fine
piece of Robust beans and is very
much enthused with the variety. Mr..
VIM. A. Chapman, Of Bangor, dared
not hope for crop because of the
extremely dry weather experienced
during July and August, however, he
found at threshing time that he had
a very good crop Of Al Robust
beans.
In Tuscola County the Early Won
der bean is the outstanding variety.
Mr.. W. ]. McAlpine, is one of the
leading producers of this variety, and
has for two years grown certified
stock.
The Early Wonder bean does not
appear to be as tough leaved as the
Robust, but in that it is about a week
earlier to mature it is recommended
for those paintings made after June
18th.
The Bean Growers, of the Michi-
gan Crop Improvement association
mentioned herein, prepared their
seed beds, cultivated their crop, ETC.,
in the usual manner, but their crop
was unusual due largely to the fact
that they had the right kind of seed.
What they have done can be re-
peated by others. Get in touch with
Coop, County Agent, or write
directly to the Farm Bureau Seed
Dept, Lansing, and order certified
seed.
The Michigan Crop Improvement
association has inspected these high
yielding fields and you may get seed
from them that is guaranteed to be
true to name, pure, clean and of high
germinability.
TO make money on your 1921 bean
crop start off with the very best of
seed.