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THE POLE BEANS 
'T'HESE differ from the dwarf or bush kinds by growing 
long vines which readily cling to poles if encouraged 
by early tying. They should not be sown until the soil 
has become thoroughly warm. Instead of planting in 
rows, the common practice is to set the poles about three 
feet apart each way. Then build hills around the poles, 
about four to five inches above level of soil and twelve to 
fourteen inches in diameter. Into these hills the beans 
are placed, within an inch of the pole, about two inches 
beneath the surface, four or five to the hill. Later on, 
reduce the number of plants to three per hill. 
From seeds sown end of May the first crop of pods may 
generally be gathered end of July. Since pole beans are 
much more prolific than the bush varieties, about thirty 
hills will provide an ample supply of pods for average use. 
Few varieties of pole beans are perfectly stringless 
at all stages of development, and all should be gathered 
while quite young and tender. 
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