UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-EXPERIMENT STATION 
V. How shall I plant my seed? 
1. When shall I plant ? 
2. What is the proper depth of planting and distance be¬ 
tween rows? 
VI. How shall I cultivate my beans? 
1. What purposes of cultivation should I bear in mind? 
2. What cultivation may they need the first week? 
3. What type of cultivation will serve my purpose best? 
Shall I use a hoe? 
4. What weeds must I guard against ? 
VII. How can I control insect pests and diseases? 
1. What are the prevailing insect diseases in this district ? 
2. How can I control these insect pests and diseases? 
VIII. Shall I select my bean seed for the next year? 
1. Shall I mark some promising plants and select seed? 
2. Shall I depend upon the thresher or purchase for next 
year ? 
IX. How shall I handle my bean crop? 
1. When shall I harvest ? 
2. How shall I harvest? 
3. Shall I store my beans or market them direct from the 
field ? 
Record blank for bean project. 
Soil Preparation 
Character of soil. 
Date of plowing. 
Implements used. 
Depth plowed. 
Soil preparation. 
Crop for past three years. 
Date of harrowing. 
Implements used. 
Condition of land when planted, 
Cost of plowing. 
Crop Planting and Cultivation 
Variety of bean used. 
Cost of seed and planting. 
Depth of planting. 
Method of planting. 
Percentage of stand. 
Kind of fertiliser if used. 
Amount of fertilizer per acre. 
Cost of fertilizer. 
Dates of cultivation. 
Implements used. 
Cost of cultivation. 
Harvest and Yield 
Date of pulling. 
Date of cleaning. 
Date of sacking. 
Date of threshing. 
Days from planting to pulling. 
Yield—total. 
How disposed of. 
