60 FARM-GARDENING AND SEED-GROWING. 



with earth, raising a broad, flat hilL In the center of this, 

 with the aid of a crow-bar, place a cedar-pole ten feet 

 long, firmly set, and about it plant six or eight beans, 

 placing the eye downward, and the whole barely under 

 ground. These should not be planted until settled warm 

 weather, the twentieth of May being considered full 

 early in this section. When the plants are up nicely, thin 

 to three or four to a hill, and as they advance in growth, 

 train them to the poles, bearing in mind that these, like 

 almost all vines except the hop, take a course against the 

 sun, or from right to left, and will not go any other way. 



They may be forwarded somewhat by planting under 

 glass in a cold-frame about the first of May, and transplant- 

 ing when the second leaves have formed. When the form 

 of the beans can be plainly seen in the pods they are ready 

 for market, and may be shipped the same as directed for 

 Bush Beans. If grown for seed or for using in the dry 

 state, they must remain on the vines until the pods become 

 nearly dry ; then pick, spread thin in a loft, and when 

 perfectly dry, place in bags ; thrash carefully, and avoid 

 heavy blows whereby the seed might be split and spoiled. 

 The seed is easily separated from the chaff by the wind, 

 and readily cleaned with a number three sieve. Should 

 there be any broken or damaged seeds, they must be re- 

 moved by hand. A quart contains six hundred beans. 

 They retain their vitality two years. 



The poles, if properly stored, may be used a great 

 many years. 



BEET. 



The finer kinds of beet*, or such as are used for culi- 

 nary purposes, can be profitably grown within one hun- 

 dred miles of our leading markets, or at twice that 

 distance where there is direct communication by water. 

 They will not produce as heavily as the coarser kinds, yet 



