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Garden Beans. 
BY N. J. SHEPHERD. 
Fresh beans, crisp and tender, can be had 
nearly all summer and until we have a 
hard frost in the fall if successive plantings 
are made two or three weeks apart. 
Of course a good soil will produce better 
results than poorer soil, yet if any part of 
the garden was necessarily thinner than 
the rest, I would devote that part to beans 
and tomatoes. Beans in order to be crisp 
should make a reasonably quick growth. 
It is not advisable to plant too early; wait 
until the soil has become warm and the 
danger from hard frost is past. You may 
plant very early when the soil is cold, and 
make another planting two weeks later, 
and unless the weather is unusually fa¬ 
vorable after the first planting, the second 
planting will come on as early as the first. 
I generally plant toward the last of April or 
the first of May, according to the season. 
In the garden, mark off the rows fifteen 
inches apart at least, so as to work between 
the vines, plant two beans in a hill and 
the hills ten or twelve inches apart. If a 
crust forms, from either a hot sun ©r beating 
rain, use a rake to break the crust; it will 
be found to be a good plan. 
IVORY POD WAX BEAN. 
A good plowing should be given as soon 
as they are above the ground. Care should 
always be taken not to hoe when the plants 
are wet, either from a recent rain or from 
dews. The soil should be kept mellow and 
the weeds kept down. Clean cultivation 
always pays in the garden. Make a second 
planting three weeks after the first and a 
third two or three weeks still later. 
Black Wax is a good variety for the table.. 
Lemon Pod, Golden Wax and Ivory Pod 
are all good varieties and you will bardPr 
miss having a good crop if you plant either 
of these varieties-. The main point is to 
give them good soil and thorough cultiva¬ 
tion, and you will ordinarily succeed in 
raising a profitable crop. 
One advantage with this crop, is that 
what is not used while green and tender,, 
can be allowed to ripen, and can then be 
gathered and be of considerable value to 
use during the winter. I make it a rule to 
always plant a liberal supply of beans on 
this account. 
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