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out of the rows when the stand is thin. By seeding heavily
a good stand is assured even if part of the seeds fail to germi-
nate. If the ground becomes crusted, the beans where thickly
seeded get thru the crust more readily than when thin, be-
cause the combined upward force of several plants is greater
than that of a single plant-. \Vhen the stand is thick, the young
plants can be harrowed, and even if some plants are destroyed
- it is a matter of no concern. When the young plants stand ·
thick in the rows, it is possible to cultivate ieloser without cover-
ing the plants. Finally there is no room for weeds where the
' stand of beans is thick. Thick seeding does not reduce the .
‘ yield nor make the crop any more difficult to harvest. As a
’ . matter cf fact, the stalks are more readily cut because not so
’ ` coarse. It seems wise, therefore, to plant the seeds only one `
f _ or two inches apart. The Experiment Station recommends
° sowing 50 to 60 pounds per acre of Haberlandt, 30 to 40 pounds
. of Lexington, and 20 to 30 pounds of Peking per acre, in 28- ’
|_ inch rows or slightly less in 35-inch rows. Wlieii drilled solid,
. twice as much seed should be used. The following results from _
experiments with thick and thin seeding at the Station farm
show that the heavier seeding has given enough larger yields ‘
in most years to more than pay for extra seed required, be-
"  sides reducing the amount of weeding necessary to keep the
beans clean:
' Table 6.—YieIds From Thick and Thin Seeding.
Rate of Seeding Yield Per n
S Year Variety Pounds Per Acre Acre Bus.
i . 1910 lto San 30 10.5
tl i1910 Ito San 60 12.9
lg 1911 Ito San 30 7.6
1911 Ito San 60 7.1
)" 1912 KVilson 30 18.1
2 1912 'Wilson 60 22.0
_1 _ 1914 Haberlandt 30 15.7
(J · 1914 Haberlandt. 60 14.3
r, 1914 Ito San 30 7.7
_ 1914 lto San 60 9.0
’O ` 1916 Peking 14 19.2
ie 1916 Peking 28 22.5
1916 Peking 36 24.7
L1- ` Average for light seeding, 13.1 bushels per acre.
li ; Average for heavy seeding, 14.6 bushels per acre.