°844 W. J. Beal—Cross-lreeding Plants of the same variety. 
in the row. The seed for half the rows (alternating) is called 
“old stock,” and was raised in the garden the previous year 
from seeds which descended from those raised on the place for 
nine years or more. 
The “crossed stock” was obtained as follows: in 1877, some 
seeds of the same variety of beans were purchased of James 
Vick. These were planted in a drill evenly mixed with seeds 
of the old stock. These grew and looked alike, but the flowers 
were inter-crossed by bees. Seeds of this crop are termed 
“‘erossed stock.” 
On May 81, 1878, fifteen seeds were planted in each of the 
eight rows. The plants from the crossed seeds were generally 
much the largest and as will be seen kept green the longest. 
In ten days after planting, seeds of the old stock came up in 
MRO ON TOHOWE Se oc ce eek At 1 eee 
In ten days the crossed stock came as follows: 12,10, 6, 11=39 
In seventeen days the old stock came as follows: 7, 11, 10, 10=38 
:- ‘ crossed “ 4 12, 13, 10, 14-49 
Old stock . 36 1 dead 7-19-57 
Crossed stock dead 0 0 1 8 41 
Old stock ~ 0 0 O° 41 = 18 
Crossed stock 6 22 34 7 = 79 
Old stock 30 0 0 0 0== 30 
Crossed stock 41 37 21 si OS 130 
Old stock 0 0 0 0 2= 2 
Crossed stock 16 29 30 2° 2s 103 
Total old stock == 106 
Total crossed stock = 353 
This variety is greatly raised for the purpose of supplying 
an early crop of beans to eat pods and all while young. The 
difference will be seen to be over three to one in favor of the 
crossed stock. : 
On August 9, the pods fit for cooking or past that condition 
were as follows: 
Old stock 52 60 dead 43 45 = 200 
k 16 
Crossed stock dead 24 51 88= 174 
Old stock $8 46 44 71 37 = 236 
rossed stock 35 52 se a8 OG = 276 
Old stock 39 34 30 47 87 = 237 
Crossed stock 63 48 1. 6G Ot = C249 
stock 38 46 54 Ss 39 = 210 
Crossed stock 38 52 ss 8i= 340 
90 
Total old stock — 883 
Total crossed stock — 1048 
