AGRICULTURAL NATURE STUDY OUTLINES 
103 
VIII. Eighth Grade 
1. Home Project — Beans. 
RECEIPTS 
Total value of marketable beans..lbs. $. 
Value of bean straw. $. 
Total receipts. . 
Net Profit.. $ 
Growing an Acre of Beans: Productive Project. 
I. Shall I grow beans for my project? 
1. Is this section adapted to beans? 
2. Is my soil adapted to bean growing? 
3. Can I control all pests and diseases which prevail in 
this district? 
4. Is there a good prospect for beans paying a profit this 
year ? 
II. What shall be my aim in bean growing? 
1. Shall I grow for vegetable market? 
2. Shall I grow for cannery? 
3. Shall I grow for seed? 
4. Shall I grow dry beans for market ? 
5. Which offers the greatest prospects for returns ? 
6. Which will be the best with my work at home and at 
school ? 
III. How shall I prepare my land? 
1. Has the previous crop treatment left it in a suitable 
conditions ? 
2. What crop should I use to prepare the soil for a future 
bean crop ? 
3. When and how should barnyard manure be used for a 
crop of potatoes? 
4. Can I afford to use commercial fertilizers on my land; 
if so, how much and of what kind? 
5. When shall I plow and how deep? 
6. What other preparation is necessary? 
IV. What seed shall I plant? 
1. What varieties are grown in this district? 
2. Are there better varieties which would suit local condi¬ 
tions and bring better prices ? 
3. Shall I buy local seed? 
4. Shall I pay extra for selected seed? 
