than in Japan, a feature very advantageous from a general agricultural point of view. nt’ th he r= T Pa at n, 1. r i Supposing seed Beans are sown in April, they will germinate in the latter part of the same month, growing in May and June. The zenith of growth will be attained in July and August, to ripen perfectly in September and October when the weather usually continues fine with dry air and falling temperature. Thus, the temperature of Manchuria suits Bean culti- vation excellently. The severe cold in winter, instead of doing harm to the Bean cultivation, serves, on the contrary, to prevent the appearance of infects’ ravages. Precipitation: In May, in which the Beans germinate, there is a small precipitation, the driest season of the year. This point somewhat makes against the Bean cultivation but all that is required in this connection is to make the soil retain sufficient moist for the seeds to germinate, and is better than excessive rain and wet with unseasonable temperature. July and August, in which the temperature is the highest and the growth is the most accelerated, happen to be the rainy season in Manchuria, the precipitation for the two months making up the bulk of the total annual rainfall. In September and October, the precipitation suddenly falls down, with a continuation of fine weather that facilitates the ripening process of the Beans.