It is not always possible or convenient to get poles to have Lima beans run on. Some have recommended that they run over brushwood; but even brushwood is not always to hand. Again, some have proposed that the runners be kept clipped, and the plants then become bushes. But either the bean does not like the treatment - the beans are inconvenient to gather, or some other serious objection occurs. No one seems to continue the makeshift over a year or two, and the poles are again sighed after or sought for. Last year we saw a plan which, so far, seemed as good a substitute as we have heard of. Posts were put at each side of the garden plot, a wire stretched along the top from each, and another near the ground, up and down were strings. The beans on such a trellis were planted only about eighteen inches apart, and gave a magnificent crop. Of course, this is for garden work. Where horse-culture to keep down weeds and stir the soil is essential, the cultivator must work both ways, and then we do not see how there can be any substitute for poles.