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proved Green is a good medium-sized variety. (See 

 Fig. 23.) 



Make the rows two and a half or three feet apart 

 and drop a seed about every three inches. When the 

 plants are about six inches high, thin to a foot in the 

 row for dwarf varieties, and to about one and a half 

 feet for the half dwarf varieties. If the large varie- 

 ties are planted, the rows may be made four feet apart 

 and the plants thinned out to two feet in the row. 

 Plant the seed an inch deep. 



The cultivation should be deep and thorough. The 

 plants are so strong that there is rarely any occasion 

 for the use of a hoe, but the work may all be done 

 with a plow. 



In gathering for a distant market, cut the stems on 

 the pods an inch or so long to prevent wilting. Figure 

 23 shows some of the pods cut in the proper way. 



Ship in an ordinary vegetable crate. Pack down 

 firmly, so the product will not shake about on the way. 

 There is very little demand for this vegetable in the 

 markets of the Northwest, so we must ship to some 

 near-by market or to the East. 



The seed is easily saved. When the pods are ripe, 

 remove from the plant they break easily, and the 

 seed comes out readily. 



FERTLIZER FORMULA. 



Nitrogen 4 per cent. 



Potash 4 per cent. 



Available phosphoric acid .... 8 per cent. 



Use 1000 to 1500 pounds of the above formula to 

 the acre. Land rich in vegetable matter will require 

 less nitrogen. 



FERTILIZER AMOUNTS. 



The following table gives the amounts of different 



