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The Bean Field (Walden (Bean work (Thoreau grew so many beans that the…
The Bean Field (Walden
Bean work
Thoreau grew so many beans that the length of all of them was seven miles. Due to this abundance in beans Thoreau often worked on them and hoed them often.
Thoreau was like a mini farmer keeping away woodchucks and worms. By night he would think about his first visit to Walden.
Thoreau planted two and a half acres of beans and dug up some arrow heads where the Indians used to grew corn.
Thoreau went against the advice of farmers and began to hoe and weed his crops in the early morning.
Thoreau's preference to work alone is portrayed here because he works on the beans alone and thus took longer to work on them.
Sounds of the village
Thoreau hears guns that the town shoots off during gala days and Thoreau draws a similarity between people humming and bees.
Thoreau says that the village sounds like "a vast bellows" when there are multiple bands playing at once.
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The environment
While Thoreau is planting his hears a brown thrasher singing "drop it, cover it up, pull it up" multiple times.
As Thoreau hoes he realizes that he is digging up the soil of ancient tribes such as stones burned in Indian fires. Thoreau also digs up recent things as well such as pottery and glass.
Thoreau watches the animals such as the different kinds of birds as well as a spotted salamander which further highlights Thoreau's intense fascination with nature.
Thoreau thoroughly enjoys his time working on the bean field because he feels so connected with the natural world and its ancient history.
Wild beans
Thoreau would often hear travelers talking about him because he planted beans later than most people.
Farmers would question his lack of manure in his furrows which Thoreau believes helps his beans return to their wild and primitive state.
Knowing beans
Thoreau attempted to get to know his beans and would hoe from five in the morning until the afternoon to understand the weeds better.
Thoreau found cultivation amusing but he believed that if he kept it going for too long he would get bored.
Profit
Thoreau spent $14. 72 on his supplies and made $23.44 selling his crops which left him with a profit of $8.71.
Thoreau did not make that much money when you look at it from a modern perspective but he found the true riches in connecting with his crop and nature.
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Cultivation
Thoreau finds it odd that people focus on cultivating soil more than cultivating virtues within themselves because that is more important.
Thoreau believes that the earth is equally cultivated since the sun shines on everything the same. This can be used with people as well since everyone is equal.