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



A Field of Medium Green Soy Beans. 



ability of acquiring nitrogen from the air, A leguminous crop 

 does not have to be plowed under to enrich the soil. If it is 

 fed on the farm and if the manure is carefully handled, the soil 

 will be benefited by this added nitrogen. 



The best leguminous crop for our farmers to grow is red clover. 

 This crop is better adapted to our soils and climate than alfalfa. 

 It is a rich feed, making a much better hay for dairy stock than 

 timothy and is noted for its soil improving qualities. Often- 

 times the red clover crop fails, because of adverse soil or climatic 

 conditions. The farmer is left without a legume crop of any 

 sort. Rather than try to feed his cows without any legume hay 

 whatever he should attempt to grow some other rich forage- 

 The soy bean, being a very quick growing annual legume, may be 

 grown for hay under these conditions. 



Corn silage possesses those succulent qualities which are so 

 necessary to the production of milk, but is itself a very wide 

 ration and must be supplemented with rich protein concentrates. 

 Part of this protein may be grown on the farm in soy beans, 



