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SUCCESSFUL FARMING 



seed producers should be selected, and for hay and ensilage the leafy 

 varieties are better. 



Time, Method, Rate and Depth of Seeding. — The seed-bed for soy 

 beans should be prepared the same as for corn, and the seed may be sown 

 broadcast or drilled, according to the purpose for which grown. On land 

 that is not weedy the seed may be drilled solid with a grain drill. About 

 one bushel of soy beans should be used per acre and they should be covered 

 with one to two inches of soil. If land is weedy or if crop is grown for seed 

 the corn planter may be used, the rows narrowed to three feet if possible 



and the seed drilled two inches apart in the row. This should require not 

 more than one-half bushel per acre. The drill will accomplish the same 

 result if every fifth drill hoe is used and the planting is made in rows for 

 cultivation. 



Seeding should not take place until danger of frost is past. In the 

 Central states it is safe to seed as late as July 1st, and further south seeding 

 may take place later. Soy beans are adapted to seeding with corn to be 

 used as ensilage, in which case varieties should be used that mature about 

 the same time as the corn with which planted. This mixture is also well 

 adapted for hogs and they may be turned into the field as soon as the corn 

 reaches the roasting-ear stage. 



