Raising Vegetables for Canning 1561 



Manure and fertilizers. — If the crop preceding beans has been heavily- 

 manured or if a clover crop has been i)lowed under, the addition of manure 

 may not give as good results as the use of commercial fertilizers, Ijccausc 

 the use of too much manure is followed by an ovcri)roduction of leaves 

 and stems. Where inanures have not been used, an application of from 

 eight to ten tons of manure })er acre, prcferaljly well rotted, will prove 

 satisfactory. Manure should be broadcasted in the fall or whenever made. 



A 1-8-3 or 1-8-4 commercial fertilizer gives good results. Sometimes one 

 hundred and fifty pounds acid phosphate per acre will give very good 

 results on land in good tilth, though where the land is decidedly poor and 

 when nothing but commercial fertilizer is available, it may be advisable 

 to use from three hundred and fifty to five hundred pounds per acre of a 

 2-8-10 fertilizer. The fertilizer, if used in small amounts, should be placed 

 in the drill. 



Varieties. — A great many varieties are listed in the seed catalogues, 

 and with beans, as with other vegetables, seeds vary from different seeds- 

 men. Some seedsmen have specialized in developing certain sorts, and 

 it is usually advisable to buy from such seedsmen, and thus gain the ad- 

 vantages derived from their special study. Some seedsmen are intro- 

 ducing new varieties, which may well be tried out in a limited way until 

 their worth can be proved for the individual. For the green type of 

 dwarf beans, Stringless Green-podded Valentine, Refugee, and Bountiful 

 are very good sorts. Desirable pole beans of the green type are : Kentucky 

 Wonder, White Creaseback, and Lazy Wife's. Wardwell's Kidney Wax, 

 Refugee Wax, Saddleback Wax, Golden Wax are good types of dwarf wax 

 beans; Kentucky Wonder Wax and Golden Cluster are desirable pole 

 beans of the wax type. These lists do not begin to exhaust the possi- 

 bilities, and other varieties may prove just as satisfactory in certain loca- 

 tions. Where shell beans are in demand. Red Kidney, White Marrowfat, 

 Horticultural, and Goddard Horticultural are desirable. 



Climate is a deciding factor in the growing of lima beans, because 

 most varieties require a long growing-season. Limas also prefer a more 

 sandy soil, which must be well supplied with plant-food and humus. In 

 western New York, Henderson, because of its hardiness and earliness, 

 seems to be most commonly grown for canning purposes. Other good 

 sorts of bush limas are Burpee-Improved, Fordhook, and Dreer's 

 Wonder. Of the pole types, Carpenteria, King of the Garden, and 

 Leviathan are good. 



Time and methods of planting. — The time of planting varies somewhat 

 with the locality, but mainly in accordance with the variety of beans 

 grown. Some of the sorts mentioned are hardier than others, and hard- 

 iness may be readily tested by the grower for a specific locality. As a 



