1?t) Cultivation of Arable Land. Beans. After Cultures Horfe-Hoeing. 



may he accomplimed with facility by the above implement, merely by fixing a 

 fmall piece of wood on the/r/g of it, the diameter of which regulates the height 

 of earthing up the ftems of the beans as they advance in growth.* 



In other bean rliftricts, as in Berkfhire, v/here they fow triple rows at eight or 

 nine inches, and leave intervals of two furrows width, it is the practice to plough 

 t\vo furrows up each interval from the beans, making a ridge in the middle, bjr 

 ^i fmall light plough contrived for the purpofe, which is drawn by one horfe, a 

 moift feafon being chofen for the bufinefs. After this the ridges arc to be har 

 rowed by means of a triangular harrow, by which the fuperficial parts of the 

 *oil are rendered light and mellow, fo as to admit the lateral fibres to moot in it 

 with facility, and draw forth fupport for the crop more effectually. 



Both in May and June the fhirns and hand hoes or weeding with the hand 

 mould be kept well at work when the wea-ther is dry enough for the purpofe. 

 In the latter, the ufe of the Berkfhire fhims of breadths proper for the work with 

 cutting plates fuited to the intervals as well as the ftate of growth of the crops, 

 fhould be had recourfe to. In thelafl horfe-hoeings in July, whether the fhim or 

 double mould-boarded plough be employed, great care is neceffary from the height of 

 the ftems. Mr. Young advifes that they fhould be drawn by a whipple-tree as 

 fhort as will permit the horfe to work, hung upon a fpring fixture at the end of the 

 beam, by which the whipple is raifed to fuch a height that little injury is done. 

 It may be regulated to the height or growth of the crops by a wheel. The block 

 of the fhim in this cafe fhould be in a longitudinal pofition with the rows, to 

 prevent the breaking of the ftems. The earthing up muft now be well per 

 formed, and all weeds effectually removed by the hand or fmall hoe. 



The manuring of the land is found from actual trials to be of very great ad 

 vantage in the culture of this fort of crop ; as even a very fmall portion of it, as 

 from thirty to forty loads, of about eighteen bufhels each, has been found of 

 fervice both in promoting the crop and preventing the beans from becoming 

 what is termed ro/t-beaded.-\ It has likewife been found, that by preparing the 

 ridges in the manner that has been defcribed above, and including manure in the 

 middle of them, the feed may be put in much fooner than when they are flat 

 and broad ; and that by the ufe of the horfe-hoe, the plants tiller more, the 

 x:rops arc forwarder, and fubject to lefs injury from the attacks of infect s.t 



In forne diftricts it is the practice to fow beans and peas together, or what is 



* Synopfis of Hufbandry. * Annals of Agriculture, vol. IX. 



% Correfted Report of Midtllefex, 



