W poniższym fragmencie przedstawiono pewien rodzaj fasoli, którą nazwano „milenijną”, gdyż dawała dobre plonów. Napisano również, że z powodu krytyki nieprzyjaciół, lepiej nie sprzedawać jej, lecz rozdawać za darmo subskrybentom Strażnicy. Podano też rady, jak ją uprawiać.
PROLIFIC BEANS FOR SEED
Sister Smith of Nebraska recently discovered one stalk of beans which she declares yielded so prolifically that she calls it the Millennial Bean. She desires to get the beans into the hands of others, and at the same time to make a donation to our Tract Fund for the sending forth of free spiritual food to the hungry. Accordingly the beans have been sent to our office.
We believe the project quite a proper one, and if the beans be as prolific elsewhere as in Nebraska, we would be glad to purchase them at the rate of five beans for one dollar. (We have heard of seed wheat selling at one dollar per grain.)
However, in view of unfriendly criticism of enemies, we think it best not to sell these beans, but to give them free to our subscribers who have gardens, and who will request them - five beans each.
Sister Smith writes that they should be planted one bean to the hill, and the hills six feet apart. They should be planted in April. They keep bearing right along for weeks, and five should supply a small family. They will be ready to ship in February (ang. Strażnica 15.01 1912 s. 4960 [reprint]).
W poniższym fragmencie podano, że wyczerpał się zapas „milenijnej fasoli”, którym dysponowano. Podano też kolejne rady, jak ją uprawiać.
“MILLENNIAL BEAN” SEED SUPPLY EXHAUSTED
The requests for five of the prolific beans for seed by far exceed the supply donated by Sister Smith. We have filled the orders first received.
In reply to various inquiries from those who requested these seed beans, we are informed by Sister Smith that there are advantages in planting them in an onion bed or row - at a distance of six feet. An insect, which proves destructive to the bean plant, seems to dislike the onions, and is thus kept away. After the onions are harvested, the beans grow very fast, if the ground is kept loose on the surface. It is also suggested that great care should be exercised in gathering the pods, not to injure the bushes, by pulling, or breaking off the leaves. If the first crop of beans is allowed to remain on the bushes until fully ripened, there will be no additional yield and the bush will die. If they are to bear repeatedly, the pods must be removed as soon as large enough to eat, we are told, and then new blossoms take the place of the first crop (ang. Strażnica 01.03 1912 s. 4987 [reprint]).
