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EXPERIJIEXTAL FARMS 



1-2 EDWARD VII., A. 1902 

 pease — test of varieties — Concluded. 



BEAKS. 



Thirty-two varieties of garden beans were grown to test their value for green beans 

 and for ripening. These were planted in rows 3 feet apart, 2 rows of each G6 feet long. 

 One plot was pulled when the string beans were fit for market, and th« weights ai-e 

 given in the following table. The other plot was allowed to ripen its seed. The seed 

 was planted June 3, in rows 1| inches deep and 3 inches apart in the row. 



The land was previously in pease, and received no stable manure this year. When 

 the seed was sown complete fertilizer at the rate of 150 pounds per acre was scattered 

 along the row and worked in when the seed was covered. The soil was a clay loam. 

 The season was very favourable for this crop, and the bean pod spot was not so preva- 

 lent as it was last year. 



Cylinder Ivory-podded Wax and Yosemite Wax are exceptionally fine golden pod- 

 ded varieties, but they are more liable to be attacked by the pod spot than some of the 

 other golden sorts. The Extra Early Edible podded is a very fine extra early green 

 pod variety. Pods of these three varieties will keep tender longer than any of the 



