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high and is at least a week earlier than the Ito San variety. The seed 

 is considerably larger than ordinary buckshot, but has the same 

 fihape. 



Ogemaw (Brown) . The Ogemaw is even earlier than the Buck- 

 shot variety and is also a small grower and less satisfactory. The 

 seed, which is about the same size as that of the Buckshot variety can 

 sometimes be purchased from northern seedsmen. 



Wisconsin Black. The Wisconsin Black is an early black- 

 seeded variety that is grown to some extent in Wisconsin and Michi- 

 gan. Its earliness is its principal merit. The following new varieties 

 are the best out of more than one hundred sorts tested. 



Wilson (Black). The Wilson is a tall variety, growing 3 to 4 

 feet high, with few erect branches, maturing about one week later 

 than the Ito San. Owing to its tall habit and lack of basal branches 

 it can be harvested easily. It is a heavy grain yielder and also excel- 

 lent for hay. 



Meyer (Mottled Black and Brown) . The Meyer variety is ex- 

 cellent for hay, as it is tall and has fine stems and branches. It has 

 given larger yields of seed than any other variety under trial at the 

 Arlington Experimental Farm in Virginia. 



Austin (Greenish Yellow). The Austin is a vigorous though 

 not coarse medium-late variety, growing 3 to 4 feet high, with 

 numerous branches but none close to the ground. It can be easily 

 harvested with machinery and is an excellent seed producer. 



Haberlandt (Yellow). The Haberlandt variety requires about 

 one week's more time in which to mature than does the Ito San. The 

 seed is considerably larger than that of any of the other yellow- 

 seeded varieties and has a distinctly brown tiilum, or seed scar. It 

 is a heavy yielder of seed, but is rather stocky, seldom growing 

 to a greater height than 30 inches. 



Riceland (Black). The Riceland is a soy bean which requires 

 a very long season in which to make its full development, and is 

 therefore adapted only to the cotton belt. The seed is rather small, 

 long, and flat, and covered with a powdery bloom which makes it 

 look dusty. The plants grow from 4 to 6 feet high, but have fine 

 stems and consequently are of a very desirable type for hay. 



The Culture and Planting of Soy Beans. Good preparation of 

 the soil is necessary for soy beans ; otherwise weeds are likely to choke 

 put the young plants. This preparation should consist of deep plow- 

 ing and subsequent working with disk and harrow until a firm 

 seed bed, with the upper 2 or 3 inches loose and mellow, is secured. 

 Under nearly all conditions the crop should be grown in rows and 

 given sufficient cultivation to keep down weeds. 



It is especially important to plant seed of good quality. Soy- 

 bean seed unless it is fresh and has been properly stored is very apt to 

 be low in germination. It should therefore be tested for viability 

 before planting time. The planting should be shallow, preferably 

 1 inch and not to exceed 2 inches in depth. Poor stands result more 

 frequently from too deep planting than from any other cause. A 



