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bean weevil, 64 ; Foreign bean wee- 

 vils, 64; Mexican bean weevil, 

 65 ; Blister beetles, 65 ; The bean Lady- 

 bird, 67; The bean leaf beetles, 68; 

 Corn ear worm, 69; Bean leafrollers, 

 69; Other insects, 70. 



CHAPTER VIII. 

 CULTURAL METHODS 71-80 



Early plowing, 71 ; Time of planting, 

 72 ; Hills or rows, 73 ; Amount of seed 

 to use, 74; Depth to plant, 76; Meth- 

 od of planting, 76; Cultivation, 77. 



CHAPTER IX. 

 HARVESTING THE CROP .... 81-92 



Time of harvesting, 81 ; Methods of 

 pulling, 82; The drying process, 86; 

 Hauling the crop, 86; Storing the crop, 

 88; Thrashing, 89 



CHAPTER X. 

 COMPOSITION AND FEEDING VALUE . . 93-98 



Protein content, 93 ; Value of bean 

 straw, 95; Value for live stock, 96: 

 Beans as human food, 97. 



