With the objective of knowing the yielding ability of dry bean lines of Preto, Diversos and Chumbinho groups resistant to the anthracnose agent, trials in randomized complete-block design were carried out in the Main Experimental Station of Campinas in the rainy season of 1977, 1978 and 1979. 'Carioca', 'Moruna' and 'Aroana' were used as controls for lines of Diversos, Preto and Chumbinho groups, respectively. The results showed that the lines 5-9-4-3-1-4, 5-9-4-3-1-5, 18-1-6 and 5-9-4-3-1-6, with mean yields of 2,100, 2,079, 2,055 and 2,028 kg/ha were superior to the control Moruna, which yielded 1,580 kg/ha, at 5% level. None of Chumbinho lines outyielded Aroana although high mean yield was obtained by 5-1-1-5-1-9 with 2,336 kg/ha compared with 2,136 kg/ha got by the control. On the other hand, the lines 10-3-1 and 10-6-2 with means of 3,133 and 2,823 kg/ha outyielded Carioca which obtained 2,375 and 2,355 kg/ha, respectively. The effect of year was significant in 11 out of the 12 groups of experiments while the interaction treatment x year was observed in two of them. The best lines will be included in the regional trials and seeds of some of them increased in large quantities for releasing to the growers of Campinas region.