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Peas: freezing varieties must "be sveet and possess Drilliant color 

 when "blanched. Among the promising varieties tried were Dark Podded 

 Thomas L axton , Laxton' s Progress , T homas Larton, G-lacier , Teton . 

 C-radus I mx>roved , l^xtra "Early G-radus . World' s Record, President ''/ilson 

 and H^indredfold . (M ardelah outyi elded Ace and Sarly H arvest among 

 canning varieties which v/ere tried.) 



floaters in one-TDercent "brine and pess larger than !^o. 6's 

 were discarded. The "balance were "blanched 1 minute at ^12^^, cooled, 

 and frozen "both dry and covered with 2-Dercent "brine. Little dif- 

 ference was observed in the t'-zo pa.cks of peas. Additional varieties 

 v/ill "be added in su"bsequent tests.. 



String B eans: String "beans were olanted Octooer 2nd. Promising 

 varieties include Bountiful , ^^-jant Stringles s f^ree^ oji, Zeen ey ' s 

 Stringlegs G-reen-pod , lull. Me asure , "S lue Iakc_ and Ab-zro'''; S tringless 

 '3-rcenT)o d. 



Beans were "blanched 3 to 4 minutes at 21?'-' P. The time --'as 

 varied with the size and texture of the "beans and no evidence was o"b- 

 tained of im-oroTDer "blanching. Some beans were cut, others were paclced 

 whole, li'icc asparagus. Some wore pac"';C8d dry, ofners wore covered with 

 2-percent brine. 



Other dwarf, green-T5odded and wax-podded varieties of beans 

 should be included in later tests. 



Broccoli ; Only side shoots from Italian SDrouting broccoli were frozen. 

 Q,uality was outstanding in pac'rs blrnched " and 5 minutes. '^he center 

 shoot is nirired off, and if side shoots are all harvested upon reach- 

 ing a length of 4 inches, -olants continue to bear until injured by 

 insects, disease, or unfavorable weather. Planting may be made any 

 time after Seritember 1st, as broccoli produces well as a fall, winter 

 or s-oring crox) if weather conditions are favorable. 



Lima Be an s ; height bush-tyoc varieties vjcve Tjlanted on March 7th, lima 

 beans being adaDtable to production as a spring cro"o. Henderson yield- 

 ed the largest quantity of any variety tried. Among the more -oromising 

 varieties were:- Henderso n, Baby Pota to, 'fo od' s Prolific , Long Podded 

 L ima . Droer' s !^ush and lle^-j ^.'7ondor . Pordho o'g, ^''ils on' s Im-proved and 

 bush varieties will be included in later tests. 



Small lima beans were shelled in a mechanical sheller, larger 

 varieties by hand. Beans were separated into groups which would: 



1. Float in water (discarded.) 



2. Sink in water; float in 8-percent brine. 



3. Sink in 8-porcent brine; float in IS-DCrcent brine. 



4. Sink in 18-t)ercont brine. 



■'''aricties reacted differentlv to this gravity separation and 



no general conclusion may be drawn from these -oroliminary tests except 



that this tyioo of grading will probably be valuable in pre-o^ring some 

 variotios. 



