Selection of Varieties That Best 
Suit Your Needs 
The information on the pages that follow is given to help you select the varieties that 
best suit your needs. These varieties may be obtained from your Cooperative 
Service Agency. 

Beans, Stringless Black Valentine 
e BLACK VALENTINE 
(Stringless) 
(Days to Maturity, 55) 
Uses: Primarily market garden. Widely 
for late planting in home gardens. 
Busu: Open, spreading, dark green foliage. 
Pops: Oval, dark green, stringless. 
SEED: Small, jet black. 
@ FULL MEASURE 
(Days to Maturity, 58) 
Uses: Home and market garden. 
Busu: Erect, vigorous, dark green. 
Pops: Round, pointed, straight, dark green, 
stringless, tender. 
SEED: Fawn-brown with dark brown. 
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Green Pod Bush Beans 
CULTURE: Beans may be planted any time after 
soil has become warm, up until the first of August. 
They do not require rich soil. Sow 2 Ibs. per 100- 
foot row, or 60 Ibs. per acre. Rows should be 18 
inches apart; seed 2 to 4 inches apart and 1 to 2 
inches deep. A succession of plantings every two 
weeks will provide a constant supply of fresh beans 
during the season. Weight per bushel, 60 lbs. 
e HIGHLAND SULPHUR 
(Days to Maturity, 54) 
Usses: Grown by gardeners in the mountain sec- 
tions. Not stringless but bears well, 
flavor distinct. 
Busu: Length of vine about 16 inches. 
Pops: Nearly round, curved, light green. 
SEED: Oval, tinged with yellow. 

Beans, Highland Sulphur 
SOUTHERN STATES COOPERATIVE 
