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may be omitted. While beans are able to assimilate at- 

 mospheric nitrogen when they have grown to a certain 

 size, they are not able to grow well, especially when young, 

 in a soil devoid of this element. It is, therefore, frequently 

 necessary to supply an additional amount of nitrogen in 

 the form of nitrate of soda, which is quickly available. 

 This is frequently done at as late a period as when the 

 plants are in bloom. 



To obtain the amounts of different fertiUzer elements 

 called for in the above formula, the following materials 

 may be used : poduds to the acre 



Ammonia 



300 to 400 dried blood ; or 



200 to 300 nitrate of soda ; or 



500 to 750 cottonseed meal ; or 



150 to 200 sulfate ammonia. 



Phosphoric acid . . 700 to 1000 acid phosphate. 



Potash 



900 to 1200kaimt; or 



150 to 200 muriate of potash ; or 



150 to 200 high-grade sulfate of potash ; or 



300 to 450 low-grade sulfate of potash. 



Planting and cultivating hush beans. 



When the crop is intended for snaps, the rows should 

 be made 2f feet apart, and the beans scattered thickly 

 in the row, at least 10 seeds to the foot, making the row 

 about 6 inches broad. The row should be made as straight 

 as possible as this will save much labor in cultivating. 



In sections where artesian wells may be employed to 

 irrigate, the rows should be run on contours. When 

 such contour lines have been established, they will serve 

 as guides by which the irrigating system is laid out. A 



