TtU Grasses and Leguminous Crops in New York 



For Seed and Grain 



If it is desirable to grow a crop of seed or grain from soy beans, 

 the seeding should be in rows from 28 to 35 inches apart to facili- 

 tate clean cultivation. Not more than a bushel of seed per acre 

 will be required. The yields of seed range from 15 to 35 bushels 

 per acre. Let the beanstalks stand until the leaves drop, and 

 harvest with a reaper. Thresh when the pods are a little tough. 

 The stored seed is liable to heat and be injured unless stored care- 

 fully. 



For Soil Improvement 



When properly inoculated with their own bacteria, soy beans 

 are good nitrogen-gatherers. Inoculation of the seed with a pure 

 culture from a laboratory, or the -inoculation of the soil by the 

 transfer of some from another soy bean field, are both practical. 

 With seed inoculation the tubercles appear mainly around the tap- 

 root. On relatively pqor soils the bacteria increase the nitrogen 

 content of the plant and also add to the nitrates available for 

 succeeding crops. 



