CHAPTER XVII 



FAMILY LEGUMINOS^E 



THIS important family includes crops which are 

 greatly valued by the consumer. Of the numerous 

 legume plants, we will consider only those which 

 concern the trucker, viz., bean, lima bean, cowpea, 

 and the garden pea. 



According to the Thirteenth Census of the United 

 States, the total area devoted to dry edible beans 

 in the United States in 1909 was estimated at 802,991 

 acres, and the total crop valued at $21,771,482. 

 That of green beans was 53,610 acres, the total crop 

 valued at $2,844,951. The important leading bean 

 States are Michigan, California, New York, New 

 Mexico, Kentucky, and Maine. The estimated area 

 in dry peas in 1909 was 1,305,099 acres, and the total 

 crop valued at $10,963,739; while the area for green 

 peas was 7>487 acres, yielding a crop valued at 

 $2,785,502. The States ranked according to largest 

 area devoted to peas x were as follows : South Carolina, 

 Georgia, North Carolina, Michigan, Alabama, Wis- 

 consin, Mississippi, Arkansas, Texas, Illinois, Tennes- 



1 In the Thirteenth Census, no distinction is made between the 

 garden pea and the cowpea. 



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