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ILLINOIS STATE DAIRYMEN'S ASSOCIATION. 



Q. How many years- have you been raising that soy bean? 



A. Nine years. 



Q. How much to the acre? 



A. About five tons. We thought six, but they pack so tight. I will 

 know better when we are feeding it out. I can't tell you until spring. 

 But I rather think six tons to the acre. 



Q. Do your cows eat this bean? 



A. Yes, sir; everything eats it. Thechickenseat.it. The dry stalks 

 }re grind. 



Q. Can it be placed together in bulk? 



A. Yes, sir; as hay. 



Q. How do you cure it? 



A. Just like cow peas; cut it down in small shocks and let it wilt. 



Q. Where do you place it in bulk? 



A. Stack it outside or put it in the barn as any other hay. It cures 

 better than cow peas. 



Q. Is it better than corn fodder? 



A. Yes sir, better than corn fodder. 



Q. Do they eat the pod as well as the bean? 



A. Yes sir, but not all the stalks. 



Q. How about seed? 



A. This mammoth does not mature seed. But if you plant it in July 

 it blossoms before frost, just matures then, and will not have much pod 

 on it. We run it through a shredder, which makes it very fine and use it 

 as bran. 



Q. Consume the stalks? 



A. Yes sir. It is quite equivalent to bran. That is how we are feed- 

 ing it. 



Q. Is it equal to clover hay? 



A. Yes sir, lots better and costs about half as much. That has only 

 6 or 7 protein and this has 10% to 11. 

 Q. Does it produce more milk? 



