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SOJA, OR SOY BEAN 



The elements abstracted by a crop of soy have been 

 calculated by M. JouUe : — 



In the Journal d' Agriculture pratique, M. Lechartier 

 gives the following figures for a crop of soy, green fodder : — 



Weight of forage crop 



The whole crop yielding in seed : — • 



According to M. Grandeau, the sum of nutritive elements 

 removed by a green crop of soy is : — 



Phosphoric acid 

 Lime 



Magnesia ... 

 Potash 



Kilos 



32-0 to 48-0 



125-0 ,, 188-0 



41-0 ,, 62-0 



71-0 ,, ic6-o 



The annual report of the Agronomic Station of Mauritius 

 gives the proximate composition of the whole plant to be : — 



