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that in some cases at least, marvelous results have 

 attended the use of artificial inoculation. For in- 

 stance, J. F. Derway of Chittenden county, Vt., grew in 

 1905, 20 acres of white beans on light, sandy, soil. 

 He tried the cultures sent out from Washington, 

 and treated 12 bushels of seeds, following the direc- 

 tions closely. Some of the beans were planted as 

 soon as dry, the others were kept two or three weeks 



FIG. 5 A PRODUCTIVE BEAN STALK FROM NEW YORK. 



before planting. The last named lot which was 

 left to stand three weeks after being soaked with the 

 treatment, seemed to do much better than the beans 

 planted immediately after inoculation. They made 

 an exceptionally large growth of vines and were 

 thickly podded. The roots bore many tubercles. 



