DE JONG FLORAL AND SEED CO., PELLA, IOWA 



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Soja or Soy Bean 



This valuable legume is attracting more 

 attention every year. Soja Beans is an 

 ideal crop for turning under green to im- 

 prove worn out soils and it fertilizes the 

 soil where grown like clover will. 



It is also valuable for hay or pasture for 

 all kinds of stock. Will mature in all parts 

 of the corn belt, sometimes growing 4 ft. 

 high, heavily podded with seed, yielding 20 

 to 30 bushels per acre. The ground beans 

 are equal to Oil Meal or Cotton Seed Meal 

 in feeding value. The hay is best to feed 

 in conjunction with corn fodder to reduce 

 its excess of protein. It should be cut for 

 hay before the stems become woody. Seed 

 can be planted after corn planting time; 

 can be sown broadcast at the rate of 2 bu. 

 per acre or in drills 30 inches apart, 1 bu. 



The Soy Bean in corn for hogging down 

 is rapidly increasing in popularity. For hay 

 they have a distinct place in the West as a 

 catch legume hay crop to be used when 

 clover seeding fails. 



For seed Soy Beans appear to be a profitable crop, yields from fifteen to twenty- 

 five bushels per acre. 



Many farmers use the following valuable method for the Soy Bean in the corn 

 belt, if it be cut up for the silo, or hogging down, to plant three beans in each hill of 

 com, either mixed with the seed corn before planting, or planted with a separate at- 

 tachment which most corn planters now furnish. 



A three-beans-per-hill rate requires from three to five pounds of seed per acre, 

 depending on the size of bean, as the varieties differ. Thicker seeding is not advis- 

 able as it may damage the crop of corn. In this way you get a double crop from the 

 land and the beans act as a good fertilizer to the soil. 



ITO SAN. This variety is one of the best for the northern section of the country. 

 It grows erect from twenty-five to thirty inches high. Matures in about 100 days. Per 

 pkt. 5 cts., lb. 25 cts., 3 lbs. 65 cts., postpaid; by express or freight, pk. $1.00, bu. 

 $3.00. 



MIDWEST. Similar to the above but is larger, yields heavier crop, and matures 

 a little later. The popular variety for the central corn belt. Per pkt. 5 cts., lb. 25 

 cts., 3 lbs. 60 cts., postpaid; by express or freight, pk. $1.00, bu. $3.00. 



BLACK EYEBROW. An early variety well recommended by Ames College as a 

 heavy yielder. Per pkt. 5 cts., lb. 25 cts., 3 lb. 60 cts., postpaid; by express or freight 

 $1.00, bu. $3.00. 



MANCHU. A medium early variety. Considerable larger than the Ito San. Ma- 

 tures in about 110 days. Seed yellow with a black scar. A favorite for hay and si- 

 lage and very highly recommended for planting with corn. Per pkt. 5 cts., lb. 25 cts., 

 3 lbs. 60 cts., postpaid; by express or freight, pk. $1.00, bu. $3.00. 



If stocks of any variety should become exhausted, will fill order with next best 

 variety we have on hand. Prices subject to change. 



