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Taijlk VII. — Variciij Characters of Beans 



Average 

 number 

 of (liiys 



from 



planting 



to 



Varieties 



(]ol()i' of l)looms 



■DC 



■ZL 



Color of seed 



Acme 



Austin 



Biloxi 



Baird 



Barcliet 



Blackbeauty 



Chinese 



Ebony 



Edward 



Hollybrook 



Haberlandt 



Ito San 



Mammoth Yellow _ 



Morse 



Olootan 



Peking 



Shanghai _ 



Swan 



Tokyo 



AVilson 



Sherwood 



Purple 



White 



White and Purple 



Purple 



Pinkish 



Pink and Purple. 



Pink 



Wliite and Purple 



Pink 



Purple 



Purple - 



Purple 



White and Purple 



Pink 



Pink 



Wliite 



Wliite 



Purple 



Purple 



Yellow 



Yellow 



Brown 



Brown 



Dark brown 



Black 



Dark brown 



Black 



Greenish 



Yellow 



Yellow 



Yellow 



Yellow 



Olive 



Brown 



Black 



Black or red'sh 



Yellow 



Green 



! Black 



Yellow 



Variety Test of Soy Beans for Grain and Oil 



111 1917 ill co-operation with the Bureau ol' Plant 

 Industry, U. S. Department of Agriculture, the Experi- 

 ment Station grew 41 varieties and strains of soy beans. 

 The seed came originally from different sources, and 

 they were grown for the purpose of getting data on 

 habit of growth, adaptability, yield of grain, chemical 

 composition, etc. They were planted May 15 on sandy 

 soil in rows 3^2 feet wdde and thinned to a uniform 

 stand. The plots were small and planted in duplicate. 

 Below is a table showing the results of one year's test: 



