88 COCONUTS, KERNELS, AND CACAO. 



The Soya bean is especially adapted to the maize and 

 cotton belts, where the later varieties grow exceptionally 

 well. Generally speaking, the Soya bean requires the 

 same temperature as maize, the soil requirements being 

 much the same ; it will make a good growth on poorer 

 soil than maize requires, provided that inoculation is 

 present. The Soya bean makes the best development 

 on fairly fertile loams. Where the soil is good and a 

 crop of hay or green fodder is desired, good results may 

 be obtained by sowing broadcast. If, however, a crop 

 of beans is desired it is best to plant in drills from 2 to 

 3 feet apart, according to the quality of the soil. When 

 sown broadcast, about a bushel of seed is required, and 

 when put in with a drill, from half to three-quarters of 

 a bushel is required. When a seed crop is required, 

 enough seed should be used to give five or six plants per 

 foot in the row, the rows being on an average 2| feet apart. 



The Soya bean can be planted any time from early spring 

 up to midsummer. Generally, early plantings require more 

 time to mature than late plantings, the difference in the 

 same variety often amounting to as much as three weeks. 



Under ordinary conditions, 25 to 40 bushels of seed 

 per acre (from 1,280 to 2,100 kilograms per hectare) 

 would be an average yield. On comparatively poor 

 soils 20 bushels of seed per acre can generally be obtained. 



Average Analysis of the Seed of the Six Varieties of Soya Beans. 



Water, ..... 



/Fibre, 



Fresh or J Fat, 



air-dry > Nitrogen free extract, 

 substance I Protein, . 





7-70 



4-60 



20-35 



26-15 



35-40 



5-79 



100-0 



