FARM CROPS. 



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SOY BEAN. 



extensively as a forage crop, especially in the South- 

 ern States. Soy beans are usually planted in rows, 

 but sometimes they are 

 broadcasted and some- 

 times planted in between 

 corn rows after the man- 

 ner of cowpeas. The 

 Mammoth variety is 

 more frequently grown 

 in the South. 



Lespedeza or Japan 

 clover was introduced 

 from Japan about 1830, 

 and now grows naturally 

 throughout the Southern 

 States. It is remarkable 

 for its ability to grow 

 on the poorest of soils. 

 In such situations, how- 

 ever, it grows only to a 

 height of from 4 to 6 inches; on richer soils it will 

 grow 12 to 1 8 inches high, and so thickly as to furnish 

 large crops of hay per acre. 



Crimson Clover is an annual, native to Southern Eu- 

 rope, and now extensively used as a 

 winter crop along the Atlantic Coast 

 from Central New Jersey to Georgia, 

 it being most important in New 

 Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Vir- 

 ginia and North Carolina. Crimson 

 clover is commonly sown in corn at 

 the time it is laid by. Unless weather 

 conditions are favorable, the farmer 

 frequently fails to get a good stand. 

 Its culture is extending southward, 

 and in time it may be grown 

 over most of the cotton belt. 



Velvet Bean. The velvet bean was introduced into 

 Florida about fifty years ago from some unknown 



CRIMSON CLOVER. 



