32 MAINE AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION. I914. 



The results indicate that for Aroostook County the shallow 

 planted high ridge is well suited to the climatic conditions. 

 And they also clearly indicate that for the lower counties in the 

 State with their lesser rainfall during the growing season the 

 medium planted with the broad low ridge cultivation is prefer- 

 able to either of the others. 



Soy Beans for Fodder. Silage and Seed. 



In 1903 and 1904 the Station grew on the college farm at 

 Orono several varieties of soy beans. These were grown for 

 forage and for silage. The results were published in Bulletin 

 106 and made up part of the Report of the Station for 1904. 

 The bulletin is out of print and there are very few available 

 copies of the Report. 



The soy bean carries a high percentage of oil which has 

 very good drying qualities and on this account has attracted 

 the attention of paint manufacturers. The Paint Manufactur- 

 ers' Association of the United States have been growing in 

 cooperation with people through the northern belt of • states 

 certain varieties of soy beans for seed with the idea of learn- 

 ing the yield and the amount and quality of oil yielded under 

 different climatic conditions. Although it is not at all likely 

 that the soy bean can ever be grown as a profitable seed crop 

 in Maine, three varieties were grown in cooperation with the 

 above named Association at Highmoor Farm in 1913. 



As the earlier report on soy beans at this Station is out of 

 print the earlier as well as the later experiments are here briefly 

 given. 



The soy bean was intoduced into the United States several 

 years ago from Japan, where it is grown for human food. In 

 this country it has chiefly been grown as a forage crop, and as 

 it thrives best in a moderately warm climate is better known in 

 the southern and middle than in the northern states. Some of 

 the earlier varieties, however, will mature seed in New Eng- 

 land. At the Massachusetts and Storrs (Conn.) Experiment 

 Stations a few varieties have been grown quite successfully 

 for soiling crops, for silage by itself or mixed with corn, and 

 for the seeds. 



