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are before given will be fufficient ; 

 but only it mult be obferved, that 

 the larger Beans Ihould be planted at 

 a greater Diftance than the fmall 

 ones ; as alfo, that thole which are 

 firlt planted muft be put clofer toge- 

 -ther, to allow for fome mifcarrying : 

 therefore, where a fingle Row is 

 planted, the Beans may be put two 

 Inches afunder ; and thofe of the 

 third and fourth Planting may be al- 

 lowed three Inches : and when they 

 are planted in Rows, acrofs a Ban^., 

 the ivows mould be two Feet and 

 an half afunder : but the Windfor 

 Beans Ihould have a Fcot more Space 

 between the Rows ; and the Beans 

 in the Rows fhould be planted hve 

 or fix Inches afunder. This Dillance 

 may, by forue Perfons, be thought 

 too great ; but, from many Years 

 Experience, I can affirm, that the 

 fame Space of Ground will produce 

 a greater Quantity of Beans, when 

 planted at this Diitance, than if dou- 

 ble the Quantity of Seeds are put on 

 it. In the Management of thefe later 

 Crops of Beans, the principal Care 

 fhould be to keep them clear from 

 Weeds, and any other Plants, which 

 would draw away their Nounlh- 

 mcnt ; to keep earthing them up ; 

 and, when they are in BloiTom, to 

 cut off their Tops ; which, if fuffer- 

 ed to grow, will draw the Nourilh- 

 ment from the lower Bloifom.', which 

 will prevent the Pods from fetting ; 

 and Go on'v the Upper- parts of the 

 Stems will be fruitful : and another 

 : thing Ihould be obferved in planting 

 of the fucce cding Crops ; which is, 

 to make Choice of moilt ftfong Land 

 : for the later Crops ; for if they are 

 planted on dry Ground, they rarely 

 come to much. 



Thefe After-crops ihould be plant- 

 ed at about a Fortnight Diftance 

 from February to the Middle of May ; 

 after which time it is generally too 



late to plant, unlefs the Land is very 

 ftrong and rnoilt ; for in warm dry- 

 light Land all the late Crops of 

 Beans are generally attacked by the 

 black Infeds, which cover all the 

 Upper- part of their Stems, and foon 

 caufe them to decay. 



Where the Seeds of thefe Beans 

 are deligned to be faved, a fufficient 

 Number of Rows mould be fet apart 

 for that Purpofe, according to the 

 Quantity defired : thefe fhould be 

 managed in the fame Way as thole 

 which are defigned for the Table ; 1 

 but none of the Beans fhould be ga- 

 thered ; though there are fome co- 

 vetous Perfons, who will gather all 

 the nrit ripe for the Table, and are 

 contented to fave the After-crop for 

 Seed ; but thefe are never fo large 

 and fair as the nrft ; fo that if thefe 

 are for Sale, they will not bring near 

 the Price as tne other ; therefore 

 what is gained to the Table, is loll 

 in the Value of the Seed. 



When the Seed is ripe, the Stalks 

 mould be pulled up, and fet upright 

 againft an Hedge to dry, obferving 

 to turn them every third Day, that 

 they may dry equally : then they 

 may be threuYd out, and cleaned for 

 Ufe, or otherwife Hacked up in a 

 Barn, till there is more Leifure for 

 threihing them out ; and afterward 

 the Seed Ihould be drawn over, to 

 take out all thofe that are not fair, 

 preferving the beft for Ufe or Sale. 



It is a very good Method to change 

 the Seeds of all Sorts of Beans j and 

 not to fow and fave the Seeds long 

 la the fame Ground ; for they do 

 not fucceed fo well : therefore, if 

 the Land is ftrong where they are to 

 be planted, it will be the belt Way 

 to procure the Seeds from a lighter 

 Ground, and fo 'vice <verfa ; and by 

 this Method the Crops will be larger , 

 and the Beans fairer, and not io 

 liable to degenerate. 



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