Beans In Colorado 
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loss in weight thru shattering if the beans are allowed to become 
too ripe. 
Care of Harvested Beans .—The beans thus cut with the har¬ 
vester should be made into small shocks. The height of the shock 
will be just as high as possible, and have the shock stay erect. In 
windy plains sections small round shocks are less likely to be 
blown away or thrashed out by blowing. In drying weather the 
shocked beans will cure rapidly. If it is impossible to thrash 
them when cured, it would be far better to stack them in neat 
stacks so as to prevent loss by blowing, discoloration from weather 
conditions and also to leave the land free for cultivation. If the 
beans have been properly shocked, there will be very little shat¬ 
tering in stacking as the stacking can be done early in the day, 
A good field of dry-land pinto beans ready for harvest 
or loss may be prevented by covering the hay rack or bean rack 
with canvas. In building a stack a bottom should be made with 
straw and the stack should be topped out with straw and weighted. 
If straw or millet is not at hand to be used for this purpose, a stack 
cover of canvas or corrugated iron will be advisable if any con¬ 
siderable time is to elapse before thrashing. 
The harvesting process, together with summer cultivation, 
leaves the land in excellent shape for fall planted crops such as 
wheat, or even for spring planted crops, as plowing is not neces¬ 
sary after the tillage given the beans. 
