March, 1917.] the SOY BEAN IN NEW HAMPSHIRE. 



UninoculcUed and Inoculated Soy Beans. 



may show an increased growth over uninoculated ones. In 1915, 

 in a test here at the station, we obtained the following results: 



Table III. 



Plot. 



Inoculated 

 Uninoculated 



Green Weight 

 per Acre. 

 7.192 T. 

 4.672 T. 



Gain for inoculation 2 . 520 T. 



Inoculated beans are richer in protein than uninoculated ones, 

 ■even though there is no increase in yield. At the Michigan 

 Station* it was ascertained that inoculation increased the protein 

 in soy bean plants almost 50 per cent. 



SEEDING THE CROP. 



The seed bed for soy beans should be prepared the same as 

 for corn, or other cultivated crops. They should be planted 

 about the same time as corn, as they need a warm soil to insure 

 the best germination. Planting in rows and cultivating as for 

 corn has proved to be the best method of producing them. They 



♦Bulletin 224, Michigan Experiment Station, 1905. 



