20. BEAN CULTURE 



that the stand of young plants was injured by the 

 fertilizers especially in the case of potash. The bean 

 plants seem to be particularly susceptible to such 

 injury. In dry seasons the danger from such injury 

 is increased. It is generally believed, and these 

 experiments seem to sustain the belief, that com- 

 mercial fertilizers produce very little effect in dry 

 seasons. Sufficient moisture must be present to dis- 

 solve and distribute the added plant-food through 

 the soil or little benefit can be derived. 



