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U.S.A.. .Ivv/W',,,/ /•„/,/ n„J„niJ,„a„. rioKl i,..ui> pomprix. n.MH.v t.v,„- „r -p.-M..- „t uhi.i, tl,,. I>.i>i, .,r .iua.-f v,,ri..t>( s lurUuhut: ,Ik. ki,lu,..v and l.arimt t.v,,.-. an- «>v,w„ for th,. pr.,.ii..-ti f np.M, .1 .-r<(l t.r limuaii IimmJ. VALUE. li.ai,- \unv a t«n-l„Ul valu... Tli.v rai.U a.ii,,„K th. valiiaM.- luo.l.-. muV.umun a ii!,'li.r p.r.M.ntan.- „f pn.tcin than wlu-at -r oat, and -von nu-at. Itfan- a.v al~o ,.l ValiR. troni a >„il ,.nltural a-p,Tt a> thry U-lon- t.. a n„.-t imp .rtant ,la,~ ,., auri-nl tural plant- t.-rnird h-.wn,-, uhi.-|, an- .-apal,!,. ,.f takin- up indir.-tiv tl..- In- lutn,!...,, nt the air and ^to^in^' it in tuh,.r.-h-, „u tiu- n.„t -..v>t,n.> nf thr plant- in an availalilf form >•( plant J'ood f(.r future cnips PRODUCTION IN CANADA. In ( anada ih.- i.n.dn-tion nf h.-ld h.-an-. .„n,m,T,-n.ll,v . ha, h.vn rarrird .m for the pa.-,t .-ixf.v .v,.ar.s hem^ ,• .nhn,,! lari;vl.v t.. Southrrn Ontario, h. the vear V. Itepnrts of tlu Dominion Department of Irade an.:,m aeres was plante.l to hean,. The averairo ynl.l per aere was U'.? bushels with a market value of ,$.-..10 p..r I.u,hel. The total value ot the cM-op was *:.',-'>.( i(M>. h will he n-alh-d that in ••ertain .li>tri.Ms in I'.U.; eond.t.ons for en.ppin.u' uvn. v.r.v unfavonndde. The-e eon.Iitions pn'valle.l in our he,t hean-pnMlu.MUsr se.'tions with the n.s„lt that the avenifr.- yield i-er a.Te is low In norn.al .-easons m th,. pa>t the .vield per a.-re has l„>en appn.ximalelv 17 hushels. At the |,n->ent tune field h.ans un- j:n>wn in four pn.vin.'es of the Dondnion of Canada. In lIMd Ontarh, had a yield of ;;1T.(HM, huslu-l-; Quehee. Ts,,mh. l.ushel- • Aova Seotui. i:i,S(iO hu-h.-U. and New I!runswi.-k, .•i.MMl hushel- Thus in the p'lst season T.J.S per eeut of the Leans ..n.dm.ed in Canada, wen- thrown in the provinee of Ontarn). T ^/'"•■''"-'""■f '~t ^'"' >''='r^ "'<- !"•: f eonunendal heans has tnon- tl.an douhhd. In .Mareh. 101... heans wen" selling for >f:'. per l.ush.l. In Mandi. 1!I1T, the priees ouoted for beans ranpe from .$i; to .$7 i.er bushel. SOIL. .Many typos „f soil are suitahl.' for the prowiufr of l„.an> i.n.vidiufr then- is j.ood drainage. I ndenlrainatre is not absolutely n.M-es-ary 1 ,,t is ..dvisahle h Te as with DOMINION EXPERIMENTAL FARMS. J. H. GRISDALE, B.Agr., Director. W. L. GRAHAM, B.S.A., Asst. Field Husbandman. 183.3« SPECIAL 1 ICULAR No. 10. other farm crops. If <. .hoi.-o „f land .an I,.. ,„n.l... M-lwt rich loams and sandy loam- Uay soils, howcv.r. ,n a nn„d -,to of filth nu.y I..- cxp...f«Hi to «row h.-ans satis- fantorily ROTATION. In the rotation, beans should follow clover hay. pasture or meadow. Thev fall in the hoed crop class hence assist admirably in the preparation of th.. soil for ^rain crops and the accompanying' seeding mixtures of grasses and clovers which shoul.l follow for best results. HAmmiAL BEQUIBEHENTS. Ai.plications of barnyard manure in fairly liberal :h.'d in, should n„t be buried too deeply, but whether ploughe.l in or disced in, it should be thorouKhly incorporated with the soil. Commercial ferti- lizers have not been used to any great extent in Canada nor are thev likely t,. prove profitable where suitable dressings of barnyard mam..-e are given and' judicious crop rotations and cultural methods are practised. PREPARATION OF THE SOIL. Where it is necessary to use clay land for beans, it is p.nerallv advisable to plough in the autumn, turning a well set-up moderately deep furrow approximately 6 to 8 inches dee|) or as deep as the surface j.roductive soil will allow. If lighter land IS available good results may be expecU'd from spring i)lougbing where the furrow IS turned flat and not deeper than 4 or 5 inches. In either ease the manure may be i)loughed in or worked in on the surface with the di.se harrow. A suitable seed-bed is fine and mellow at the surface but fairly firm underneath, which con- dition IS obtained only by nombinwl effort and thought on the part of the grower coupled with judicious use of the disc harrow, roller and drag harrow. The success of the crop depends largely upon this feature of thorough soil cultivation before seeding. WHEN TO SOW. As soon as weather and soil conditions will permit, beans should be sown. Th-^ last week of May or the first week in June is usually the most suitable tiirte for planting, although the time of planting may vary slightly according to district and season, but should not be delayed after the soil has become warm and dry. METHOD OF SEEDING. Field beans are usually planted in rows is inches apart. The plants should be spaced from four to si- inches apart in the row. but in seeding it is advisable to sow more thickly than t: s and thin to the rcpiired distance when the plants appear. For planting .special bean planters are available, but where the grower has a grain seeder that sows in rows, it can. by having some of the seed spouts closed, be used as a bean planter and thus save the outlay for a special implement. The dei)th of planting will depend upon the kind of soil and its condition witli regard to heat and moisture. The amount of seed ricr acre will depend upon the size used. From 3 to 5 peeks of seed will give a satisfactory .stand. 0950 SEED. Only well dcvcldptMl, wtll-iimli initonn. M>uiid >t<>i r-trcuR viui'^ty should !«• used. HcHiis from plnnts iiitcri,-,; ,iih tiif cuimi.m di.-cnM' ku'^wn «> a.itiirucnosc iir i)od >i>..t. >lic>iil.d >c»d will iiMiull.v iir.Hluro dis- I'Mscd pliiiit^ iiiid iiifc'tinii in:iy l>c -.pr.Md !.• lualtliy |.laiit-. II. ii.,- it i- iidxl-aMi-, where iM)S!iii.l»<, to seh^et t'y phiiitiiit,' a uniform sample .if tiie Mt-d in ii pot of moistened soil plaewl in a l)ri«ht warm po-itlon. the living' room Ixinj; a very suitahlc lo<-ation. (iood seed should pro(liiee uniformly >troiif; -nrout- in a l>eriod of live or six days. VARIETIES. Some of the he.-t yieldiiip varietie> of field Ueans are I'ean-iV Itnprovi'd Tree, Sfhotifld Pea, Medium or Xavy. Connnou White I', a anil White Won.h'r. These varieties require from 112 to 11.") day-^ in which to n h the jiroper stapc of maturity for harvesting. CULTIVATION. After plantinp, hut hofore the plants appear, which will usually bo from three to si.x days depeiidin;; largely upon the weather, it i> advir-ahle to harrow the soil lightly with a slant-tooth harrow or even a lifjht .-mootliinjr harrow. This operation will break the crust, destroy weeds, help warm tlie soil and sfiimdate rapid s-'ermina- tioii of the Si-ed and prowth of the plants. As soon as iMissihle after the beans are U)), and can be seen in the row. tlio single and two-row cidtivators sliould bo used. It should be the aim of every prrower to ktH'p the neces>ary and this operation may bo very much rt^uced by jironipt and thonjuph hoeinp in the early |)art of the prowinn season. HARVESTING. Where there i» cnonph help or where small area> only are pnjwn the beans may be pulled by hand. For larpe crops of beans it is penerally profitable to use bean harvesters which consist of the ordinary two-wheeled cultivator e(|uiped with two flat knives placed to form a V cuttinp two rows at a time and placiiip both rows, into one windrow. The beans may be bunched by hand or by mean< of the side delivery rake which places from three to five rows topethcr. After cuttinp, the beans should be kept clean and should be stored with as little w.'atlieriiip as pos.sible. THRESHING. Specially constructed threshers are available. Sometimes witli special arranpe- ment the common thresher can be used; however, by this means there is more loss throuph beans heinp broken or split. These cannot be sold either for commercial or for seed purpose-. For small (piantitie^i or fnr a special variety prown for seed it is often advisable to do the threshinp with the flail. 4 COST OF PRODUCTION. ( 'i)>t ol ^'rowill^,' i.iii- iiiTr lifiiir- ill ciirniit uukcs |..r inuuuul uiiit KIm- liurrowiiLf j (H( IliirrowihK r)t> Sicil. i7) (Hiuiid:^ ill l.'i fi'iit- |«r ihmiimI r> 7.') PiaiitiiiK ,'iU Iliirrowiiit' (1), ciiltivjitiiit; (7> tiim- i On Ilocinjr, -' (liivi. 4 IM) Cuttiim .... 1 :;.". niiiichiiiK 1 ('k-aiiiiiK iiikI liiiMviiiK' "i" Rent of luud iiiid use of inacliiiiiTy (i tin *;n 4i» From an ;><'ri' ni Ihmus worked n:^ nidifatcd, from 12 to 1« |pii>licls iniplit In' f.\)M<'fed. Titkiii^ ir. Imslicls as an avcratrc <'ni)), tlicii one burial ready for iiiarlut would fost $2.(»!t. EQUIPMENT. Co-t of i'.\tni ('i|uipiiii'iit iiiK'tv^nry for licaii I'ultivatioii and harvcstiiiy : — Donlilc cultivafiir witii harvester attai'lii'ieiit *iiii ()• Siiiiilo eultivator liMMi Total $70 00 SUMMARY. (I) Tlie bu.sli or dwarf varieties of bean.-- are firowii for the iirodu<'tioii of ripened seed for human food. (■2) Beans provide a <'oncentrated and very valuable form of food. (;i) Beans are a valuable erop in a rotation, leavinij tl oil i:i a very suitabb- <'ondilion for following (toI)s. (4) In 1016, 76 per cent of the l)eans produced in Canada were ^rrown in the j>rovinee of Ontario. (5) Beans will prow on any '• .-ll-drained and well-manured soil. (6) Thorouph soil i)reparation is necessary for suc-ess. (7) Beans should be sown as s.h.u as weather and soil conditions will jiermit, that is, when the .soil has become warm and fairly dry. (>) Beans are usually planted in rown about 2S inches apart, the plants bein;,' thinned from four to si.\ inches apart in the row. (0) Sow seed, free from disease, of stronp vitality and of reliable varioties. (lO) Cultivate as necessary to keep the surface soil stirred and free from weeds. (II) Harvest the beans when dry and clean and with as little weathering a> pi-sible. (12) Thresh carefully, split or broken beans cannot be sold cither for seed or food puri>oses. Publithed by authcrity of Hon. MARTIN BURRELL, Minister of Agriculture, Ottawa, Ont.