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cohesive power, and will readily turn to clay after a rain. 
Accordingly, Manchurian soil can hardly be called physi- 
cally excellent. As to ifs chemical ingredients, at many 
places shortage of organic matter is noticed, but mineral 
contents being comparatively plentiful, chemically speak- 
ing, Manchurian soil may be called suited to Bean cultiva- 
tion. 
(3) How To Grow BEANS 
As regards the method of Bean cultivation in Man- 
churia, more or less variation is noticed according to places. 
As regards manuring, generally immediately after the 
harvest is over in autumn or just prior to the thaw early 
in spring, heap manure is carried to different spots in the 
field, to be spread all over it before the sowing season, so 
as to be ploughed into the soil, to make it prepared to 
receive the seed. as a rule, in drills. 
The sowing period varies more or less according to 
locality. However, the most popular period is between 
late in April and the middle of May. A fortnight after the 
seed has been laid down. they will germinate. Two or 
three weeks after the germination the first weeding will 
be carried out, and the second or third weedings two or 
three weeks later. Sometimes the fourth weeding is carried 
out. 
The blossoming season starts early in July. By the 
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