GRAINS AND SEEDS 



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Soybeans are grown principally in China, but some 

 varieties may be grown successfully in the corn-belt. Henry 

 and Morrison ^ state that no other plant in the United States 

 grown so little at this time as the soybean is so full of 

 promise to agriculture, especially to animal husbandry. They 

 are one of the most valu- 

 able substitutes for clover 

 in the corn-belt. They 

 may be used as hay or 

 forage, or the beans may 

 be harvested and fed. 

 The beans are very high 

 in both protein and fat, 

 containing 36.3 and 18.0 

 per cent respectively. 

 One part of soybeans and 

 two parts of corn with 

 mineral matter make a 

 fairly satisfactory ration 

 for hogs. They are excel- 

 lent with corn for sheep. 

 Fed to dairy cows, they 

 have a tendency to pro- 

 duce soft butter. Owing 



— Root of peanut. (Livingston, 

 Field Crop Production.) 



to the high value of soybeans as seed, it is doubtful if they 

 can be used economically for stock feeding until their price 

 is lower. 



Peanuts are very high in both protein and fat. They are 

 increasing in importance as a feed for hogs in the South, 

 the hogs being turned in when the peanuts are ripe and 



1 "Feeds and Feeding," p. 178, 



