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game, as here and there, peering above its enemy, could be seen an 

 isolated sprig of Bermuda, which, as it cannot stand shade, will have to 

 yield entirely before the close of another season. I have but little doubt 

 that any pest, like coco or Bermuda, could be. rooted out by this 'King 

 grass' in a few years in any locality, and would recommend it to be 

 sown on such fields, if for no other purpose. I intend to give it a fair 

 trial myself on one or two similar localities." 



The North Carolina Experiment Station has this to say: 

 "The ability to grow on land too poor to produce even broom sedge 

 and to crowd out all other plants; its dying each winter and leaving its 

 roots to fertilize the soil; and its possessing the nitrogen-fixing power 

 peculiar to the pulse family of plants, place Japan clover at the head of 

 renovating plants adapted to the climate of Southern States. It is un- 

 equalled as a restorer of worn fields, such as are generally turned out to 

 grow up in pines." 



SOY BEAN COFFEE BEAN SOJA BEAN ( Glydne hispida.} 

 (Forage, Ensilage and Pasture.) 



This plant has recently been introduced into cultivation in the United 

 States, though it has been known in China and Japan from a remote an- 

 tiquity. It is one of the crops grown for human food in oriental coun- 

 tries. It yields a large amount of seed while the forage, both green and 

 dry, is capable of sustaining and even fattening domestic animals. Ex- 

 periments that have been tried in Tennessee in its culture have been fairly 

 successful. 



The soy bean is an annual, belongs to the leguminous family, and is 

 grown for the same purposes as cowpeas and clover. As a soil renovator, 

 as a hay and as ensilage it is nearly the equal in every respect of red 

 clover. 



There are many varieties of the soy bean. The early varieties are 

 thought to be the best to cultivate for seed. The medium early green is 

 the best for hay and this with the medium early black is best for soiling 

 and for ensilage. Soy beans will grow upon almost any soil, but that 

 which is supplied with potash, phosphoric acid and lime is said to give the 

 best results. Good crops have been made on very thin soils in Kansas 

 and South Carolina. It is a great drought-resister and will suffer less 

 from continued dry weather than almost any ordinary field crop. It will 

 grow in every latitude in which corn will mature. It is not so sensitive to 

 cold as cowpeas or the ordinary garden bean. It will bear moisture well 

 and a case is given by Mr. Robert C. Morris, of Illinois, where soy 

 beans stood three weeks in water during the month of July without any 

 permanent injury. For hay the beans should be sown at the rate of one 

 bushel per acre unon land well prepared by thorough pulverization. The 

 seed may be covered with a harrow. If planted mainly for seed it is best 

 to plant in drills, say 30 inches apart, and cultivate in the same manner as 

 corn. About five or six plants should be left for every foot in the row. It 

 is best to stir the earth after every rain, but not to work the plants when 

 they are wet either from rain or dew. The haulm of the soy bean is very 

 rich in fat and muscle making constituents and should always be fed in 



