FARM CROPS 



Special bean planters are more used in localities 

 where the large beans are grown. The amount of 

 seed required to the acre varies with the variety. 

 Of the small beans, many growers plant one-half 

 bushel an acre, though some claim better results 

 with three pecks, or even one bushel. Five or 

 even six pecks to an acre of kidney beans are recom- 

 mended, and intermediate amounts of the other 

 varieties according to size. 



If soil conditions are right, beans come up 

 quickly and the cultivation may begin early. When 

 they first appear above ground the young plants are 

 tender and break easily, so that care is required in 

 working among them. The weeder cannot well be 

 used on the field at this time, though some farmers 

 use it after the plants are forward enough to have 

 become somewhat toughened. Cultivators of vari- 

 ous design are used in the bean fields. The wheel 

 tools cultivating two or more rows at a time are 

 coming much into use. The culture required by 

 the bean is similar to that of other intertilled crops. 

 The cultivation should be frequent enough to keep 

 the weeds from starting and the crust from forming 

 on the surface of the soil. Cultivation should not 

 be given while the leaves are wet with dew or rain, 

 as the soiling of the leaves seems to favor the 

 development of disease. 



FIELD PEAS. These grow upright for a time 

 and then, unless sustained by other grain sown 

 along with them, they fall over and complete their 

 growth in a recumbent position. This trailing 

 habit unfits field peas for a pasture crop, excepting 

 for swine. Their chief value is for forage. They 

 may be used either for hay or soiling. They are 

 most frequently grown along with oats. The best 



