QfN | A ni ? A 1VJQ BLACK MAMMOTH and 
jUJA DLAIiu yellow mammoth 
The following photograph of Black Mammoth Soja Beans was taken on our farm in Irondequoit. Vines were 3 l A 
to 4 feet high and gave a very rank growth. It was necessary to use bacteria culture to produce the results. 
The Mammoth Yellow variety in growth, proved almost identical, and about the only difference in the two 
varieties is in the color of the seed, the former being black and the latter a pale yellow. Neither variety will 
mature seed in this latitude. 
BLACK MAMMOTH SOJA BEANS GROWING ON OUR SEED FARMS 
The Soy or Soja Bean leads all legumes for adding fertility to the soil, when the entire crop is plowed under. 
The plant being a legume has the power to take nitrogen from the air and it is stated on good authority that the 
actual value of the nitrogen alone which a crop of Soy Beans will gather on an acre is upwards of $20.00. 
VALUABLE FORAGE CROP 
If fed dry the Beans themselves are as rich in protein as oil meal and the hay contains as great a percentage of 
protein as Alfalfa. When you consider the fact, that on good soil a crop of from 2% to 4 tons of the very best 
quality of feed can be grown on an acre of land you will realize what an important part this valuable plant 
is sure to take with all thinking farmers. 
J)I|? FICTIONS a< ^ v ‘ se sowing in drills 30 inches apart and the seed dropped from 2 to 3 inches apart in the drill. 
4 VLiV/ 4 u This will require about 15 to 18 pounds of seed per acre. Keep the ground loose by cultivation till the 
crop begins to cover the ground and keep down weeds. On rich ground, where plants get proper inoculation from the soil the vines 
will grow about 4 to 6 feet tall. The plant is of upright habit of growth and is easy to harvest. Seeding should be done from May 20th 
to June 1st in this latitude or places of similar weather conditions. In Southern States seeding may be done as early as April 1st. 
When used for ensilage at least three times as much corn as beans should be used in filling the silo. This proportion makes an 
excellent combination. 
FOR MAKING HAY 
Begin cutting as soon as the dew is off. Let the plants lie in the swath till wilted thoroughly but not until 
the leaves become brittle. Allow the crop to stay in the windrow for a day or two if weather is favorable and 
then put up into small cocks to cure. Where a meadow has failed and an extra supply of hay is required there 
can be no better “catch crop” than the Soy Bean on account of its high feeding value and on account of 
being so highly relished by stock. 
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NOTICE.- In localities where Soja Beans have not been grown the seed should be inoculated. A circular will be enclosed with the seed 
telling the cost of pure dry culture. The U. S. Dept, of Agriculture will furnish free the necessary cultures on application. 
