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wide, otherwise a large number of grains will be split; when 

 the beans are required for consumption, this splitting is 

 rather an advantage than otherwise, because it shows that 

 the grain is sufficiently dry and hard to grind well. 



Old beans are a better and more economical food than new 

 ones, and it is therefore advisable to postpone the thrashing of 

 the main bulk of the crop until March at the earliest, and 

 for preference until the rick has been standing at least twelve 

 months. Beans are a most useful food upon the farm, as 

 when used with judgment they are suitable for all classes of 

 stock, which cannot be said of any other individual feeding 

 stuff. It is better to mix the beans with other concentrated 

 foods, particularly with oats. If large quantities of bean-meal 

 are given to milch cows it has a great tendency to prevent ; 

 the cream from churning in a satisfactory manner, and j 

 though a few whole beans are very useful when given 

 to growing store pigs, the use of large quantities of bean- 

 meal when fattening them is unsatisfactory, because it will 

 make the lean meat hard, and the bacon when cured will not be 

 of the highest quality. Bean cavings make an extremely i 

 good fodder for horses and sheep, but it is not advisable to 

 use the straw for this purpose, as it is likely to cause 

 stomachic troubles. 



The chief enemy of the bean crop is the aphis, which 

 attacks the leaders of the plants early in the summer, 

 greatly lessens the yield, and in many cases ruins the crop. 

 When a bad attack occurs there is no cure, but the best 

 preventive is to have the plants in a strong, vigorous con- 

 dition, to obtain which early sowing on land in good heart ; 

 and well tilled is the only sure method. 



INTERNATIONAL FORESTRY CONGRESS AT 

 BRUSSELS. 



The Sixth Congress of the Union Internationale des 

 Stations de Recherches Forestieres was held at Brussels from 

 September ioth to 20th last. The meeting was attended by 

 delegates from all parts of Europe, from the United States 

 and Canada, and from japan. Among the representatives 

 from Great Britain were Prof. Schlich and Prof. Somerville, j 

 Oxford University; Mr. Pratt, President of the Royal Eng-j 



