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They may be manured in the row with good compost 

 or well-rotted manure in liberal quantities, but broadcast 

 manuring is preferable. Plow and harrow thoroughly, to 

 make the soil fine and free from lumps. 



Planting and Cultivating, Mark out furrows about 

 four inches deep, two and a half feet apart for the smaller 

 and three feet for the strong-growing varieties, and plant 

 from three to six inches apart in the rows, according to 

 the variety. One to one and a half bushel will plant an 

 acre. The season of planting is after all danger of frost 

 is past, usually about the middle of May in this latitude, 

 and at intervals until August, which is the time for plant- 

 ing what are called " Pickling Beans," used for salting 

 down for winter. 



These usually bring as good prices as any, except, per- 

 haps, the very earliest, and some seasons they are scarce 

 and high. For this purpose the Refugee is principally 

 used. In growing for seed, it is best to plant in the 

 first of the season, though they will ripen if sown early in 

 July, but the product will not be so heavy. Work with 

 the cultivator and hoe, and at the final hoeing draw a 

 little earth to the plants, as beans, like peas, produce 

 longer and more abundantly by having the roots well 

 covered. 



Preparing for Market. When marketed green they 

 should be gathered as the beans begin to swell in the 

 pods, or a little more than half-grown, never washed, nor 

 yet allowed to become wilted, and shipped in crates or 

 barrels well ventilated, to prevent heating. They are 

 usually sold by the bushel. 



Seed* The manner of growing for seed is the same as 

 for marketing green. 



When the pods are nearly dry, the plants must be 

 pulled by the roots, and laid in TOWS for one or two clays, 

 nnd turned over each day, when they may be thrashed, 



