Jasper County Democrat, Volume 20, Number 22, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 June 1917 — GROWING BEANS PROFITABLE [ARTICLE]

GROWING BEANS PROFITABLE

Jasper County Soil Well Suited for Producing Navy Beans. With the continued advance in the price of navy beans their prodilction is becoming a matter of interest to all. The soil of Jasper county is well adapted to their growth and people would do well to plant some. ' Fair yields can _be obtained on the strong clay soils, but the clay, silt and sandy loams which are richer in organic matter and available plant food are better adapted to the crop. • , Ground that has a growth which will decay readily when turned under is best suited for navy beans, and should be plowed six to eight inches deep and well harrowed immediately after planting. Working the poiU when it is too wet wilf injure it seriously. The navy bean is a warm weather crop and if planted the last of June or first of July all danger of frost has passed and the crop will then be able to avoid the severest attacks of rust and anthracnose. Persons interested in navy bean production should w’rite to Purdue university and ask for circular letter No. 4. / . v '