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done too late, the stems become woody and the leaves 

 shatter badly. 



Soy beans can be mowed and cured in the same way 

 as cowpeas. The plants should lie in the swath about 

 two days, and then raked into windrows or thrown 

 into small racks or on curing frames. If left in the 

 swath or exposed to direct sunshine loo long, the 

 leaves dry and fall off badly, and the quality of the 

 hay greatly deteriorates. After remaining in cocks, or 

 windrows or on racks four or five days, the hay is 

 cured, and should be promptly stored. 



Some of the varieties are better suited for hay pro- 

 duction than others. Those that have large, coarse, 

 woody stems and short branches make a hay that is 

 not closely eaten by stock. Nearly all the early 

 varieties tested have a dwarf habit of growth, and 

 therefore, do not lend themselves to hay production. 

 Those varieties that require 125 days or more to mature 

 seed give the largest yields of hay; those that have a 

 vine or semi-vine habit of growth make the best quality 

 of hay. 



Variety Tests for Hay 



Table IX. shows the relative yield of hay of 10 

 leading varieties. They were planted in three foot rows 

 at the rate of one bushel per acre, fertilized, and culti- 

 vated as a varietv test. 









Curing Soy Benn Hav on Racks 



