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REQUIREMENTS AI'ID METHODS OF GROV-flNG THE TEPARY BEAN 



Time to Maturity^ 85 - 140 days 



Life- Annual 



Soil Requirements- 



Surface : Good soil, free from excessive moisture or manuring. Rich, 



sandy loam best, but will grow over a wide range. 

 Subsoil : 2' or more in depth; good moisture retainer. 



Climatic Requirements- Will stand sun and heat even at blossoming time. 



Water Requirements - 



Will stand drouth, but good moisture is needed to insure a heavy crop. 



Over-irrigation of growing crop not desirable as 

 prolongs period of ripening. Small leaf surface 

 permits Tepary to mature a crop on moisture in- 

 sufficient for other beans. 



Calendar of Operations - 



Preparing Seed Bed : Plov;ed 4" or 5" in spring after heavy rains are 



over, or if put in after grain hay, plowed dry, 

 irrigated and disked, or stubble irrigated and 



plowed. 



Seeding: 



Time: April - July 31. 



Quantity of Seed : 15 - 18# 



Method and Distance: Seed dropped 3 - 8" apart in rows 24" - 36" 



apart, and not cultivated. Sometimes planted in 



rows 18" apart after grain. 



Care of the Growing Crop: 



Cultivated in May and June. Kept clear of weeds. 



Harvest: 



When : Vlhen ripe 



Method: Early plantings are pulled by hand, late plantings are 

 cut with horse knife (bean sled dravm by 2 horses) 

 forked into small piles, left 1 to 3 weeks until 

 moisture evaporates, threshed by contract in machines 

 or by horses; put in bags holding 80 or 100#. 



