. The vegetable industry in New York state ... Vegetables; Gardening. 151-1: The Vegetable Industry ix New York State TIIEESHIXG AXD ^SIARKETIXG On large farms, where there is plenty of help of both men and teams, threshing from the field is sometimes practiced, but this is not general or to be recommended for we are never sure what kind of weather to- morrow may have in store for us, and beans must be threshed when dry. Very little split- ing of the bean occurs where the modern double cylinder bean thresher is used. In new localities where there are not enough raised to afford such a machine
. The vegetable industry in New York state ... Vegetables; Gardening. 151-1: The Vegetable Industry ix New York State TIIEESHIXG AXD ^SIARKETIXG On large farms, where there is plenty of help of both men and teams, threshing from the field is sometimes practiced, but this is not general or to be recommended for we are never sure what kind of weather to- morrow may have in store for us, and beans must be threshed when dry. Very little split- ing of the bean occurs where the modern double cylinder bean thresher is used. In new localities where there are not enough raised to afford such a machine they can be trodden out with horses smooth shod or bare hoofed. I have a&sisted in threshing many hun- dreds of bushels in this way during the earlier stages of bean growing in ]\Ionroe county. When we as farmers get a crop of ajiy kind ready for market I be- lieve that, covering a term of years, we are money ahead by selling just as soon as the market is right. It is much safer to hold on, if we must, when the price is low, but it is not good business, all things considered, to hold because prices are Fig. 464.— Well-Filled Bean Pods. 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 New York Bureau of Farmers' Institutes. [Albany
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