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General Eemarks: I am fully convinced that by planting the horse beans 

 early with the corn, one can increase the yield per acre from 3 to 4 

 tons without injury to the corn in any way, and the beans seem to 

 grow better and till fully as well among the corn, as they do planted 

 separate." 



From Mr. E. C. Cole, Moncton, Westmoreland Co., N. B. 



"Q. Beans: Were the pods formed, filled or ripened? — A. Pods formed 



very well along whole length of stalk, ripened near butt, and fairly 



well filled half way up. 

 Average height of plants ? Three feet. 

 Yield per acre? Of sunflower heads, seven tons; of corn and beans, about 



twelve tons ; of which three-fourths for corn and one-fourth for beans." 



From Mr. Joseph E. Taylor, Taylor Village, Westmoreland Co., N. B. 



" Q. Beans : Were the pods formed, filled or ripened ? — A. About one-half 



of the beans were ripe, the rest well filled. 

 Average height of plants? Five feet six inches; some of the stalks 



measured as high as seven feet. 

 Yield per acre? — Of corn and beans, 16 tons 130 lbs.; of which, estimate 



about two-thirds for corn and about one-third for beans." 

 In this case the sunflowers were almost a total failure on account of the 



storm. 



From Mr. Percy G. Mills, Eockville, King's Co., N. B. 



" Q. Beans : Were the pods formed, filled or ripened ? — A, The lower ones 



were ripened. 

 Average height of plants ? Three feet. 

 Yield per acre ? — Of sunflower heads, four tons ; of corn and beans, fifteen 



tons ; of which, estimate, ten tons for corn and five tons for beans." 



From Mr. P. G. Goodenough, Eobinson, Compton Co., Que. 



" Q. Beans : Were the pods formed, filled or ripened ? — A. Some were ripe. 



Average height of plants? About three feet. 



Yield per acre : — Of sunflower heads? — four or five tons. Of corn and 



beans ? About twelve tons ; of which, estimate eight tons for corn, and 



four tons for beans. 

 General Eemarks : — I think the beans are a fine thing. I will plant them 

 with all my corn next year, if I can get them." 



From Mr. Fred. Burns, Island Brook P. O., Compton Co., Que. 



" Q. Beans : Were the pods formed, filled or ripened ? — A. Well filled and 



some of them ripe. 

 Average height of plants ? Four feet. 

 Yield per acre : — Of sunflower heads ? — seven tons. Of corn and beans ? — 



twe nty- two tons ; of which, estimate sixteen tons for corn, and six 



tons for beans." 



From Mr. Cecil A. Barton, Frelighsburgh, Missisquoi Co., Que. 



"Q. Beans: Were the pods formed, filled or ripened? — A. Eipened. 



Average height of plants ? Pour feet. 



Yield per acre: — Of sunflower heads ? — About six tons. Of corn and beans ? 



— About twelve tons; of which, estimate eleven tons for corn, and one 



for beans. 

 General remarks : — I found some beans six feet high, and containing 40 pods. 

 The beans were ripe, and a good many of the stalks of them dry when 

 harvested. For that reason, they did not weigh as they would have done 

 had they been cut earlier. I had one sunflower head, 13 inches in diameter, 

 which contained one quart of seed when shelled. I prefer one large head 

 of sunflower to many little ones, as the seeds in the small ones are seldom 

 well filled, and they are very much harder to harv^est." 

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