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LEGUMINOUS CROPS 



relish. The following table shows the nutrients in soy bean 

 hay compared with other common roughage : 



AVERAGE DIGESTIBLE NUTRIENTS IN SOY BEAN HAY AND 

 OTHER ROUGHAGE 



Planting. Soy beans thrive best on high, loamy soils 

 but will grow on any soil that will produce potatoes or corn. 

 The seed bed should be made fine and mellow. To mature 

 the crop in northern sections, the soy beans should be 

 planted in rows with a hand or grain drill after the time for 

 planting corn. Approximately a third of a bushel of seed 

 per acre is required when planted in drills. The rows 

 should be about thirty inches apart and the beans should 

 be dropped about two inches apart in the row. 



When a heavy yield of dry beans or hay is desired, the 

 early maturing varieties should be used. For silage pur- 

 poses, the medium or late varieties are preferred. In 

 growing soy beans for hay they should be sown broadcast 

 or in narrow drills, using a bushel of seed per acre. 



Cultivation. Soy beans should be cultivated between 

 the rows the same as corn and approximately at the same 

 time. Usually three cultivations are sufficient, as the 



