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of similar growth characteristics. As a green manure or cover crop it should 

 find its widest use on sandy soils subject to wind or water erosion, in orchards, or 

 in any situation where it is necessary to obtain ([uick growth. For best results 

 as a green manure crop, soybeans should be turned under before the crop becomes 

 mature. 



Seed. — For reasons already- statetl, the growing of so\beans for seed as the 

 main product is not promising for New England. However, under special condi- 

 tions, such as high prices for seed, this production may be warranted. At present 

 there is considerable popular interest in garden \arieties of so>beans suitable for 

 human consumption, and this outlet ma\- be developed in the future. 



Figure 3. Soybeans Interplanted with Japanese Millet When 



Beans Were 6 to 8 Inches High. 



Weeds are held in check by this method. 



With Other Crops. — .Soybeans may be grown to advantage in combination with 

 various crops such as corn, Sudan grass, and sorghums. Corn and sovbeans 

 are grown quite extensively, the combination used most commonly for pasturage 

 or silage. Such a mi.xture reduces the yield of corn, which is only parth- com- 

 pensated for b\- the >ield of soybeans, although the protein of the mixture is 

 increased. The presence of the beans makes hand harxesting ver\- difficult and 

 uneconomical. 



The Connecticut (Storrs) Agricultural Experiment Station has made an ex- 

 tensive study of corn and soybean mixtures.^ It was found that a mixture of 



'Slate, W. L., Jr., and B. A. Brown. Corn and 

 (Storrs) Agr. Expt. Sta. Bui. 1:5.3. 192.5. 



•beans as a combination crop for silage. Conn. 



