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as beet, should be grown between the rows. If, how- 

 ever, the beans are to be ' pinched ' and grown without 

 sticks, then plant in double rows 2 feet apart and 12 

 inches from seed to seed, planting the seed 3 inches deep. 



We have found very little, if any, difference in the 

 total yield from a given area between runner beans 

 staked and not staked, but as the fatter matured earlier 

 a better price was obtained for them. 



Hoe, mulch, feed with liquid manure, and syringe 

 the crops freely in dry seasons if you desire good results. 



To maintain a continuous supply keep gathering the 

 pods as soon as they are ready, since the ripening of the 

 pods takes all the energy of the plant which otherwise 

 is employed in forming fresh pods. 



One pint of seed will plant a 100-foot row, and the 

 yield in a good season should be about 10 bushels. 



The crop takes about fifteen weeks to mature. 



Of a very great many varieties we have grown, ' A 1 ' 

 and ' Best of All ' have given us the best results. 



Should there be an over-abundance of either runner 

 or dwarf beans and no sale, it is desirable to pickle them 

 for winter use, as this is very easily and simply done. 

 Take an earthenware jar, clean it thoroughly, and then 

 dry it. Place in it a layer of salt, then on this a layer of 

 the picked beans, neither too old nor too young, then 

 another layer of salt followed by another layer of beans, 

 and so on till the jar is full. Fasten the jar down so that 

 the cover is air-tight, and keep it in a cool dry place. 



Beet-root. This important root requires a deeply 

 worked soil, and the oftener the ground is moved during 

 the winter the better. No farmyard manure should be 

 mixed with the surface soil or the roots will probably be 

 forked. This crop should follow a crop like peas, celery, 



