GOLDEN PRIZE BEAN REPORT. 
and gatmt. 
Aw Illustrated Monthly Rural Magazine 
_ Conducted by Isaac F. Tillinghast. 
FOR EVERY ONE WHO PLANTS A SEED 
_ OR TILLS A PLANT. 
SUBSCRIPTION 50 CENTS PER YEAR. 
ADVERTISING rates, 45 CENTS per nonpariel line. 
Entered at the Post Office as second class matter. 
VOL. VI, NO. xn. ~ WHOLE NO., L. 
La Plume, Lackawanna Co., Pa., Dec., 1885. 
This number closes the sixth volume of 
our magazine, and is a fitting time for its 
hosts of friends whose subscriptions now 
expire, to call the attention of their ac¬ 
quaintances to it, and send in a few extra 
names with their own renewals. As an 
inducement for all who will do this, we 
offer four subscriptions, without other 
premium, for $1.00. Please review the 
It may be remembered by many of our 
readers that we, last spring, sold our new 
“Golden Prize Beans,’’ in packets of twelve 
beans each, and the person producing the 
most beans by actual count, from one pack¬ 
et, was to receive a prize of as many cents 
as he produced beans. The time for re¬ 
ceiving reports having passed (Nov. 1,; we 
give the record of four best reports: 
Cooperstown, Oct. 27,1885. 
Mr. Tillinghast: Dear Sir,—Enclosed please find 
report of my Golden Prize beans. I planted the con¬ 
tents of the package May 12th, and pulled them Sept. 
25th. I planted them on rich garden soil, with top 
dressing of unleached ashes raked in at time of 
planting. They were well watered three times with 
soap-suds. I planted one bean in a hill, which were 
two feet apart. I had to stake them up and tie them 
to keep them from breaking down. I shelled 
counted them last night, and found I had 4015 beana 
for my trouble. I never saw anything in the bean 
line equal this. You may have the beans if you 
want them, providing I get the prize. 
Yours Respectfully, R. D. Reynolds. 
past volume of 384 pages and see if you 
-cannot conscientiously give your hearty 
endorsement to all who may be influenced 
to invest a quarter or a half-dollar in it for 
the coming year. 
AS IT WILL BE IMPOSSIBLE for US to get 
our complete catalogue for 1886 ready for 
the mails before January, we have decided 
to give in the next issue of Seed-Time and 
Harvest, in place of the usual departments 
and miscellaneous reading matter, full and 
accurate descriptions of all the most im¬ 
portant vegetables of which we shall offer 
seeds for the coming year, and follow with 
a revised price-list for 1886, fiom which all 
who wish to order early may do so as well 
as from the regular catalogue, which will 
only contain a few additional novelties and 
a greater display of engravings. We shall 
style this our Annual Seed Issue, and re¬ 
turn to the usual form with February num¬ 
ber. 
Lifetimes are measured , not by days 
But by becoming deeds; 
And they desire the highest praise , 
Who leave behind them seeds 
To grow, to blossom , to bear fruit. 
In months and years to come. 
-Rev. W. F. Clarke. 
Algona, Iowa, Sept. 22, 1885. 
Mr. I. F. Tillinghast: Dear Sir,—My father, last 
Spring, purchased a packet of those prize beans for 
me, and as I succeeded in doing pretty well I will 
send you my report. From the twelve beans I had 
591 pods, making 3845 beans. They are a very nice 
bean and yield better than any bean we ever raised. 
I did not take any extra care of them. 
Yours truly, Ella M. McAllister. 
Daughter of R. McAllister. 
E. A. Hallbnbeck, Pittsfield, Mass., says packet 
contained only eleven beans, of which nine grew 
and product was 3152 beans. See report on page 22 
of this issue. 
Marian, Indiana, Oct., 19, 1885. 
L F. Tillinghast: Dear Sir;-The following is 
th « record of the Golden Prize Bean: Number of 
Pods 542 whole number of beans 3116. Planted, May 
15th, 1885, in moderately rich soil, manured with 
stable manure. Cultivated with the hoe quite fre¬ 
quently, not a weed was allowed to appear above 
ground. I consider this quite a good yield, but have 
no doubt that the successful contestant will do much 
better. 
Your seeds are the best I ever used, especially your 
cabbage seed. I shall favor you sometime during 
winter with an order for seeds. 
Have you an agent in this county (Grant) for the 
sale of your seeds? Respectfully. O. L. Bish. 
According to the offer made, a prize of 
$40.15 is, awarded to R. D. Reynolds, Coop¬ 
erstown, Pa., but before claiming it he 
must send us a sworn statement that he 
planted but the twelve beans, and harvest¬ 
ed 4015 as stated, and this must be witnessed 
as per original announcement in this mag¬ 
azine. 
