8O BEAN CULTURE 



other crops in the new or the full moon. His pet 

 expression was, "I would rather have my potatoes in 

 well prepared ground, than in the new or full moon." 

 He cultivated his beans when they were in blossom 

 and the crop apparently suffered nothing thereby. 

 Obviously, conditions of the crop, weather, season, 

 etc., would make considerable difference and might 

 easily determine which method should be followed. 



The implements ordinarily used in cultivating are 

 a two horse cultivator or a walking cultivator. 

 There are numerous makes and varieties of these on 

 the market. The wheel cultivator provided with 

 guards to protect the small bean plants from dirt 

 thrown out by the teeth of the machine is most gen- 

 erally used in large growing centers. This will cul- 

 tivate two rows at a time, and considerable ground 

 may be gone over in a day. Weeders or light drags 

 cannot be used to good advantage if the crop is up, 

 as the bean plants are so tender. I am advised, how- 

 ever, that some bean growers use the weeder when the 

 plants are far enough along to have formed several 

 leaves, and the stems have become toughened. 



