Dwarf or Bush Beans, jj 



these seed stalks are mown down and the refuse is 

 burned off. 



The varieties are numerous and differ considerably. 

 Conover's Colossal is the most popular; and Moore's 

 New Giant Cross-bred is now attracting much attention. 



Beans (Phaseolus vulgaris.) — Dwarf or Bush kinds. 

 This familiar crop flourishes best in a rather light 

 gravelly soil ; and it should never be planted in ver)' 



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Early Mohawk. 



heavy land. The bush beans are rather more hardy 

 than the pole varieties, but nevertheless should not be 

 planted until settled weather; say, in this section, about 

 the first week in May. Nothing is gained bv putting 

 them in when the weather is cold, or the land damp 

 and soggy, for they are a crop that never recovers 

 from a set-back received early in the season. 



In manuring for the crop, we have found it works 



