BEans 1517 
As with the field sorts, some kinds are better adapted to certain 
soil conditions than others. The yellow pod varieties are popular 
in the north, while in the south the green pods are more in de- 
mand. Perhaps they are better adapted to conditions there. The 
Early Valentine is a green pod sort and a good vielder. The 
Golden Wax or butter bean is a general favorite for the home 
garden. The pods are yellow, well filled and are a stringless snap. 
The dried bean is about the size of a field medium, with a white 
back, while the eye side of the bean is a speckled purple and 
white. 
Fic. 465.—A FIEtp oF BEANS CURING IN THE Cock. THe Waste Lanp 
Has Since BEEN DRAINED AND THE WATER PrirED TO FARM BUILDINGS. 
Tyat PART oF THE Fretp Now RAIsEs THE HEAVIEST BEAN CROP 
Then there is another bean that was kept in stock at our 
local stores last season and was quite generally planted. It is 
called the Hodson Wax Pod, a speckled red and white bean about 
five-eighths of an inch in length. It is a later bean than the 
Golden Wax or butter bean and has proved to be a very strong 
grower and a heavy yielder. T had four varieties in my garden 
the past season (1914) and this was one of the best of Ly four. 
If they would yield in the field as they did in a neighbor's gar- 
