II Sept., 191 i] llu Sov B,a)i. 623 



A medical point of view is given in tiie Livicct of 21st Januarj' last:- — 



On account of the great nutritive value of the Sov Bean, it is well wortli medical 



-attention, more particnlarh for iliabetic cases, because of its low projxntion of 



starch. For making biscuits, soup powder, infant and other foods, it will be widely 



used in future when its dietetic \alue btinnies better kn(jwn. 



Stock Food {Beans and Cakt.').-- " In J-'.ngland, the l)ean cake is of 

 -even more impcntance than tht- oil, i>'pi>-senting as it does about 80 per 

 -cent, of the raw naali-ritil. The analysis compares yerv favourably with 

 the best cotton seed cake meal. In 1909, the bean cake was sold at 

 ;£6 I2S. 6d. per ton in London, while cotton seed cake costs ^7 los. to 

 jQ'] I2S. 6d." — {Ecoiioiiiisi.) 



Denmark in 19:0 sent large ordtrs to Manchuria as the result of the 

 success attained by feeding the soy cake to cows. With regard to its 

 -effect on butter, exiieriments made at the Cirencester Royal Agricultural 

 College, England, show that no particular flavour was detected as a result 

 of feeding soy ctike ; and that, compared with cotton cake, the yield of 

 butter was slightly more, and no difference was perceived in laxative effects. 

 On feeding the beans themselves to cows, the butter produced was a trifle 

 soft, but not enough to injure its commercial value, the softness being 

 <iue probably to the large amount of oil contained in the bean. 



From 3 to 4 lbs. (if sov l)eans per da\ added to the usual dairy ration 

 -ot hay fodder maize is stated to increase the winter milk yield of the 

 average Kansas cow o\-er 25 per cent. In a series of experiments with pigs 

 in Kansas, — '' It was .shown that when sov beans are fed with maize, grain, 

 and Kaflir corn for fattening pigs, a saving was made in the amount of 

 feed needed to make 100 lbs. of gain of f3. 2 |, 31. t^t,. and 37 per cent., 

 the amount \arving in dift'erent experiments." 



Green Fodder. — -I'pwards of \ ^\ tons of green fodder were obtained 

 per acre at Cheltenhtuu, and 10 tons per acre at Ballarat. These are the 

 only two instances in "\^ictc:>ria where records of tonnage per acre were 

 kept. Cows will le.idiK e;it this |)l;;nt, after they become accustomed to 

 the taste. 



For green feed, cut when ne.ir the full l)loom, as at this period the 

 .amount of nutrients is much higher titan when cut at other stages of 

 growth. When wanted for hay, cut when the pods are about half filled 

 and dry; han<:l!e the same as pea hay. 



No instance of its use in this State as silage is noted, but in the United 

 States it is often ensiled with green maize, making an excellent succulent 

 f(X)d, and being an almost balanced ration. 



Rotation Crop. In th<' United States it has been found that the yield 

 •of crops of all kimls is increased where lhe\ lolUnv sov l)eans. wheat in 

 large fields showing .111 increase of 5 l»ushels i>cr acre, over that grown on 

 land alongsidt- that had not b<^eii under b<\uis. Wheat generally follows a 

 nitrogenous eroii in ilie iistial n lalion -ehenies on the continent. 



Fertilizer.— T)m- conclusions arrived at after huudnvls of experiments 

 in other countries is that, if ther<; are no tubercles on the roots, the growing 

 b«>an d<M's not add fertility to tlv .soil, but simply makes availal>le for other 

 crops th(; plant food already in the soil. When the plants are iiKHiilated 

 with tul)t;rcles, inid()ul)ted increase of fertilil\ will result in lli<' form of 

 availal>le nitrogtni to the soil. 



The large (|uantities of Soy bean eakc e\i)orted to Japan tor use as a 

 lertili/er, (600.000 tons in 1909). without any mention Iving made of 



