. Cyclopedia of farm crops. Farm produce; Agriculture. BEANS BEANS 209 Red Kidney); Improved Yellow-eye, White Kidney, Red Kidney and Black Turtle-soup. The four varieties constituting the bulk of the beans pro- duced in New York are the Pea beans, the Mediums, the Red Kidney and the White Marrows, and in the order named. The others are grown in limited quantities. The White Marrow, Yellow-eye, and Red and White Kidney va- rieties seem to require a stronger and more fertile soil to produce a satisfactory crop than do the Pea or Medium varieties. Data secured by the Cornell Station indicate tha
. Cyclopedia of farm crops. Farm produce; Agriculture. BEANS BEANS 209 Red Kidney); Improved Yellow-eye, White Kidney, Red Kidney and Black Turtle-soup. The four varieties constituting the bulk of the beans pro- duced in New York are the Pea beans, the Mediums, the Red Kidney and the White Marrows, and in the order named. The others are grown in limited quantities. The White Marrow, Yellow-eye, and Red and White Kidney va- rieties seem to require a stronger and more fertile soil to produce a satisfactory crop than do the Pea or Medium varieties. Data secured by the Cornell Station indicate that in their present state of fertility most New York soils will produce larger yields of the smaller white varieties than of the larger ones. Harvesting. Formerly beans were harvested by hand- labor, but now this work is done chiefly by machinery. The bean harvester or cutter (Fig. 302) is a two-wheeled machine, hav- ing two steel blades so adjusted that as the machine passes over the ground they sweep along just at or below the surface and cut the bean-stalks or pull them up. The blades are set obliquely, sloping backward and to- ward one another, so that the two rows of beans which are pulled at one time are moved toward one another and left in a single row. Soon a'fter the beans are pulled, men pass along with forks, throw- ing them into small bunches ; or they are made into bunches by the use of a horse-rake. After drying, perhaps for one day, the bunches are turned and so weather is unfavorable, the ounches must be turned frequently to prevent the beans in those pods resting on the ground becoming damaged. Wet weather does not injure the crop seriously. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Bailey, L. H. (Liberty Hyde), 1858-1954, ed. New York, The Macmillan company
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