BEANS 
Our bean seed is high germinating, guaranteed western-grown stock, from the best western growing areas, all 
carefully milled, hand picked, graded and fitted for the critical grower. 
See page 34 for details of the Kilgore method of handling seeds. 
Culture of Green and Wax-Podded Bush Beans. Beans are 
grown on all types of soil in Florida, and are not very par- 
ticular with reference to soil requirements. Beans are a very 
quick maturing crop, and are usually preceded or followed by 
other crops. 
Spring planting in the southern and central part of the 
State begins January | and continues until April. Fall plant- 
ing starts in August. For a fall crop, plant from the middle 
of August until the middle of October; for a main crop on 
the Florida East Coast plant from October to December. Sow 
seed in drills, 2 to 24 feet apart, dropping a bean every 2 to 
2\% inches, and cover 1% to 2 inches deep. On muck soils 
apply 300 to 600 pounds of a 3-8-8 fertilizer mixture per acre. 
On sandy loam apply 1200 to 2000 pounds of a 4-7-5 fertilizer 
mixture per acre, making one application. Soil should be 
thoroughly prepared, and fertilizer put out from a week to ten 
days before planting. There is always a risk of the fertilizer 
burning and killing the vitality of the seed when both are put 
in at the same time. 
For the control of insects and diseases of beans see page 53. 
In order to control soil diseases and get a better stand, it is 
always desirable to treat bean seed with “Spergon Seed Pro- 
tectant” at the rate of 2 ounces per bushel of seed before 
planting (See pages 52 and 62.) This often means the differ- 
ence between success and failure in getting a stand. For 
control of watery soft rot or white mold use Granular Aero 
Cynamid. 
Inoculate bean seed with Nitragin. This hastens maturity, 
increases yields and enriches the soil. (See page 69.) 
The number of days to picking after each variety represents 
average results secured over a period of years under Florida 
growing conditions. These figures apply to plantings under 
normal conditions in Florida, and will vary somewhat in dif- 
ferent sections, seasons, and on different soils. However, the 
number of days indicated will serve to show the relative matur- 
ity of different varieties. 
GREEN PODDED BUSH BEANS 
Plant 3 pecks (45 lbs.) to 1 bushel (60 Ibs.) per acre. 
In the garden make four plantings at different times. 
Plant 4 Ib. to 100 feet at each planting for a family of 3 or 4 people. 
Write for special prices on larger quantities. 
A typical row of Tendergreen Beans 
TENDERGREEN. (50 days.) This variety is very popular 
due to its consistently high productivity and excellent ship- 
ping quality. Plants are large, erect, and thick-stemmed. The 
pods average about five inches in length, are attractive in 
appearance, being nearly straight, round, fleshy, dark green, 
entirely stringless, and of excellent quality. 
14 Ib. 20c; 1 Ib. 60c; 2 Ibs. $1.10, Postpaid 
Not prepaid, 15 Ibs. (pk.) $4.75; 60 Ibs. (bu.) $18.09 
BOUNTIFUL. (48 days.) An old favorite on many markets, 
especialy in the east. A vigorous grower, very productive, with 
large, long, broad, flat, thick pods, slightly curved, of attrac- 
tive light-green color, stringless, tender, and of excellent 
quality when young. 
lf Ib. 20c; 1 Ib. 60c; 2 Ibs. $1.10, Postpaid 
Not prepaid, 15 Ibs. (pk.) $4.40; 60 Ibs. (bu.) $16.65 
GIANT STRINGLESS GREEN POD. (52 days.) Pods are 
round, somewhat constricted between seeds, long, meaty, and 
entirely stringless when young or old, of excellent quality, and 
a very heavy yielder. 
14 Ib. 20c; 1 Ib. 55c; 2 Ibs. $1.00, Postpaid 
Not prepaid, 15 Ibs. (pk.) $4.25; 60 Ibs. (bu.) $15.90 
FULL MEASURE (Long Round Green Pod). (52 days.) A 
prolific, entirely stringess, high quality bean. Pods are 
straight, long, round, and very fleshy. It is an excellent shipper, 
and of very attractive appearance. 
4, Ib. 20c; 1 Ib. 60c; 2 Ibs. $1.10, Postpaid 
Not prepaid, 15 lbs. (pk.) $4.95; 60 Ibs. (bu.) $18.75 
FLORIDA BELLE. (48 days.) Especially well suited to the 
heavier soils and to muck. On such soils it is an enormous 
yielder. On sandy land plants have a tendency to grow too 
small, pods are too short and are inclined to be tough, papery 
and fibrous. It has been selected for resistance to rust and 
mildew, and for vigor, tolerance to heat and drought and pro- 
ductivity. It produces a large, vigorous growing bush with dark 
green foliage. The pods are six to seven inches long, flat to 
slightly oval, straight, with a very attractive light green color. 
4 Ib. 20c; 1 lb. 60c; 2 Ibs. $1.10, Postpaid 
Not prepaid, 15 Ibs. (pk.) $4.65; 60 Ibs. (bu.) $17.70 
PLENTIFUL. (50 days.) Plants more spreading in growth 
than Bountiful, and should be given a little wider spacing in 
the row. Somewhat more resistant to rust than Bountiful. 
The pods are longer, slightly thicker, and narrower than 
Bountiful, flat, straight, and of medium green color. 
4 Ib. 20c; 1 Ib. 55c; 2 Ibs. $1.00, Postpaid 
Not prepaid, 15 Ibs. (pk.) $4.25; 60 Ibs. (bu.) $16.00 
STRINGLESS BLACK VALENTINE. (48 days.) The plant 
is large, vigorous, erect and very prolific. The oval pods are 
nearly straight, dark green, strictly stringless, and of fine qual- 
ity and delicate flavor. They retain their color and texture in 
shipping long distances. Very attractive in appearance, of high 
edible quality and a good shipper. Our improved strain of this 
variety has been developed for a thicker, narrower, trimmer 
pod, with much more attractive appearance than other strains 
of this variety, and is entirely free of flat podded beans. This 
variety is especially suited for quality-minded markets. 
4 Ib. 20c; 1 Ib. 55c; 2 Ibs. $1.00, Postpaid 
Not prepaid, 15 Ibs. (pk.).$4.25; 60 Ibs. (bu.) $15.90 
CONTENDER. (New) (45 days). In many tests and trial plant- 
ings by experiment stations and by commercial growers in 
Florida and other southern states, this new mosaic resistant 
variety developed and introduced by the U.S.D.A. Regional 
Vegetable Breeding Laboratory at Charleston, S. C., has shown 
much promise as a consistently early, high yielding, attractive 
appearing, excellent quality bean, adapted for shipment to 
fresh markets as well as for processing. ‘The plant is not quite 
as tall growing as Black Valentine, but is very vigorous and 
produces pods similar in color and general appearance to Black 
Valentine, although the Contender pods will average three- 
fourths of an inch longer, are slightly heavier and thicker, are 
round to oval, and have a tendency to curve slightly. The pods 
are stringless, having much less fiber than Stringless Black 
Valentine, although the pods hold up in shipment and on the 
market just as good as Black Valentine. This new, high yield- 
ing, disease resistant, attractive appearing variety shows much 
promise of becoming one of Florida’s leaders. 
V4 Ib. 20c; 1 Ib. 60c; 2 Ibs. $1.10, Postpaid 
Not prepaid, 15 Ibs. (pk.) $4.80; 60 Ibs. (bu.) $18.30 
For Best Results Plant Kilgore’s “Bred-Rite” Seeds 
