Beans for the horse, beans for the cow, 

 Horse beans for the Portugese, he knows how. 

 Tis the bean for the man who follows the plow. 



HORSE BEANS 



Native of England. 



Horse beans are planted in rows about three 

 feet apart. Drop a seed every foot and about 

 four inches deep. They grow into a tall bush 

 about three feet high. 



Cattle are fattened on the dry beans, ground 

 up or broken, and are fond of the green pods 

 and beans, but refuse to eat the plant or leaves. 

 The beans are used for food by Italians, Por- 

 tugese and Germans. The young beans should 

 be soaked in hot water and the skins removed 

 before boiling. 



The beans are roasted and ground and 

 mixed with coffee to adulterate it, by dishon- 

 est dealers. 



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