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the maize and the beans giving returns much below the average; 

 but the chief objection to this mixed planting is that, in twining 

 themselves round the maize stems, the bean stems strangle the 

 maize cobs and arrest their development. 



In other respects, also, the practice followed by the writer 

 differed widely from the above. 



First of all, the seeds were not sown broad-cast or dropped in 

 furrows, but each bean was sown separatel}', the most advantageous 

 distances being found to be 20 inches on rows one foot apart with 

 3 such rows per bed. 



Secondly, the plants were not left to trail on the ground but 

 were supported by poles, 4 poles for each 13 plants with transverse 

 sticks on top. Planted on such lines as are here indicated, one 

 acre of land affords room for 250 beds 30 feet long by 3^ feet 

 wide with alleyways, each bed accommodating 45 plants in 3 rows 

 of 15, at the distances specified above. Thus, one acre would ac- 

 commodate about 11,000 plants, of which 10,000, under favourable 

 conditions (well selected seeds and careful watching for pests) 

 could be expected to reach maturity in tliree months, and to yield 

 an average of two ounces of beans per plant, resulting in a crop 

 of 1,250 pounds of beans. 



It is impossible to draw up an estimate of the cost of a crop 

 'of beans to fit all conditions. But, given agricultural land under 

 normal conditions, cleared of jungle and stumps, a land, say, of 

 light secondary growth, which can be cleared and drained at small 

 cost; a land, which can be got ready for the plow, or the changkol 

 at a cost, say, of $20 per acre — then the expenditure could be 

 figured as follows, for one acre: 

 Clearing and draining . . . . . . . . $20.00 



Labour; changkoling, raking and earthing up H coolies 



for 3 months at $15 . . . . . . . . 67.50 



Seed beans, 16 pounds (selected) at $0.40 . . . . 6.40 



4,000 stakes at ^ cent . . . . . . . . 20.00 



Fungicides and insecticides . . . . . . . . 10.00 



Tools and appliances . . . . . . . • 8.00 



Superintendence . . . . . . . . • • 5.00 



Estimated expenditure . . . . $136.90 



If the plow is used instead of the changkol, the labour bill 

 would be reduced by about $18. 



The subsequent crops would cost less by about $50 but, if the 

 soil is a poor one, manuring would have to be done at a cost of 

 $25 to $30. 



The planter would have the option, also, of leaving his crop 

 on as a perennial, or of digging up and re-planting. 



Good lallang land might very profitably be put under a bean 

 crop, for it should be observed that by its heavy foliage, the bean 

 supplies a dense cover and, during the 3 months which the crop 

 demands, the lallang will be kept under. 



