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borne gardening when It comes to I snap bean production and consequently after being approached by1 Mr. Dovel on possibilities of con- - tracts with Rappahannock farmers on a commercial level took the matter up with the best known authorities.
Here is what I stated and asked: ' “A nearby cannery has expressed interest in getting farmers of this county to grow snap beans for' them this summer @ 3.75 per hundred pounds for tender green beans delivered to the cannery located 15 to 20 miles distant. The cannery will furnish: seed and - spray material and if necessary do •Hie spraying all at cost. Do you think it likely our farmers could make enough money to make such a project worthwhile? I hear labor cost for harvesting beans in Virginia runs around 21c per pound..
Here are the answers “In regards to growing snap beans in your county, you could probably get a very good yield. $3.75 per hundred for snap beans will leave the grower approximately $1.25 per bushel. ySfhen you consider, if the grower has to purchase the seed which would be around $18 a bushel, and has to spray them with rotenone at least five or six times and then has the cost of harvesting, fertilizer and so forth, it does not make a very attractive proposition for the grower. How-ever, if the factory furnishes the seed and spray material free of * charge you could have a very satisfactory project for your county.”
And: “The success or failure in snap bean production so far seems to lie in the direction of yields, qualty of crop, availability of labor of reasonable cost for picking and control of insects and disease. I doubt if $3.75 pefr hundred lb. woud prove profitable to growers
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