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the rows and the beans sown in them ; if the land is un- 

 suitable for the plough, make holes with the hoe for the 

 seed four feet apart. The leguminous climbers will in two 

 months' time be climbing all over the old suckers. Cattle 

 may now be turned in to feed down the dense vegetation. 

 It may be considered advisable to plant another crop of 

 beans and to have these fed down before it is time to 

 prepare the land for planting again. In this way humus 

 and manure have been added to the land, there has been 

 feeding for cattle of better quality than if the fields had 

 been abandoned to bush, and troublesome weeds have not 

 been able to get hold of the land. Some planters have 

 tried planting between the rows of first ratoons, as it is 

 easier to regulate plants and first ratoons for the American 

 market than later ratoons. 



The question of replanting must be decided from various 

 considerations : the field may be getting out of shape from 

 the various ways in which the suckers have sprung from 

 the parent plant, making it difficult to cultivate ; the bulbs 

 may have got too high above ground, inviting destruction 

 from high winds, and danger from dry weather ; the soil 

 may require rest or a more thorough ploughing than can 

 be given while stems are growing ; and the commercial 

 question of paying better to plant for the American 

 market. 



