AN ECONOMIC STUDY OF THE PRODUCTION OF CANNING CROPS 77 



STRING BEANS 



New York State leads in the production of string beans for the canning 

 factory. The factories that, pack beans are distributed thruout the State. 

 The beans are grown for the most part on land operated by the canning 

 companies. At Albion, in Orleans County, however, the canning company 

 contracts with farmers for beans for canning. Accounts on their bean 

 crop were kept by three farmers in this section in 1920. The average 

 cost per acre of producing the crop on these farms in that year is given 

 in table 83. Efficiency in the use of labor on these farms was probably 

 higher than the average. 



TABLE 83. AVERAGE COST OF PRODUCING AN ACRE OF STRING BEANS ON 3 FARMS 

 IN ORLEANS COUNTY, GROWING 22 ACRES, IN 1920 



* No labor for picking the crop was included in the cost, as this was paid by the canning company. 

 The farmer was required to haul the beans to the factory. 



The price paid was 2 cents a pound. The average yield was 2432 pounds 

 per acre. The variety was Refugee Wax. These fields were picked only 

 once. After the first picking, disease developed, which spotted the pods 

 and made them worthless for canning. Much better yields of beans have 

 been obtained on these farms in previous years. Sometimes, after the beans 



