middle of September, the lower leaves will gradually begin 
to turn yellow and to fall. The crops are harvested from 
the middle of September to early inn October. When the 
peculiar colour indicative of the ripening appears on the 
pods, the Bean stalks are cut off at about 1 in. from the 
ground to be left drying for 4 or 5 days. Then, they are 
to be carted to the place for purification specially prepared 
for the purpose, where they are spread on the ground evenly 
to be shelled out by means of a stone-roller. Then, the 
grains are to be separated from the pods, ete., by the force 
of the wind, as they are thrown up info the air By means 
of a wooden shovel. Next, what dirt and other foreign 
matters there are found will be removed, and then the 
Beans are to be stored away to be sent to the market 
according to the price and other inducements. 
4) IMPROVEMENT oF MANCHURIAN BEAN BREED 
That Manchurian Beans have earned the present high 
reputation as a world-wide commodity is not because of 
their superior quality, bul because of their production in 
immense quantities and cheap prices. Speaking of quality, 
by reason of the slipshod style of cultivation and purifica- 
tion methods, much impurity is found, not to mention the 
mixture of different kinds of Beans, lowering the reputa- 
tion as a merchandise far below Beans put out in Chosen, 
Japan proper, and Hokkaido. Moreover, Beans being of