Soy Bean Hay Is Equal to Alfalfa for Cattle 
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Soy Beans 
(For price, see page 35) 
No one is in position to furnish Soy Beans of equal quality at lower price than we are. 
Two of our seed houses are located at San Jose, Ill., where we take in thousands of 
bushels of Soy Beans direct from the combines. Always get our price, whether for a 
few bushels or a car load. Be sure to inoculate with Kelly’s Inoculator. Cost little; results 
are wonderful. 
DUNFIELD. We consider this the best of all varieties we have to offer. Produced at 
Perdue by the University of Indiana. Bight yellow bean, in size between the Manchu and 
Ulini, about 2500 to lb. Maturing 7 days earlier than the Manchu, 5 days earlier than 
the Ulini. Does not have as coarse stems as the Manchu, grows little taller, more foliage 
and higher yielding bean. Best combine variety. Stands up well and does not shatter. 
Our best variety for northern section as it is an early maturing yellow bean, maturing in 
about 100 days.. 
ILLINI. A small yellow bean, 3000 to lb. Produced by the University of Illinois about 
five years ago. One of the highest yielding varieties. Stands up well and produces a good 
tonnage of hay. A bean which is not easily damaged by bad weather. Matures in 105 days. 
MANCHU. A medium early yellow bean. About 2200 to lb. Up to four years ago, was 
the most popular bean. Newer and better varieties, such as the Dunfield and Illini, have 
crowded them out until not many are being grown in the soy bean belt. A few farmers 
still grow the Manchu but our stock of this variety is limited. 
HAY MIXTURE. This mixture contains 50% black beans and 50% yellow. Black beans 
which are the best variety for hay do not stand up well as the yellow on account of the 
heavy foliage and light stems. By sowing yellow beans with the black they help to hold 
up the black beans and make much better hay. 
BLACK BEANS 
Ninety per cent of the protein in Soy iBean hay is in the foliage and as black beans have 
finer stems they grow heavier foliage. These are naturally better for hay. 
EBONY. A small black bean, about 3700 to lb. Best of all varieties for hay where they 
have time to mature. Requires 120 days to mature seed but will produce hay in about 
105 days. One of the oldest varieties being brought to this country from Korea more 
than 30 years ago. Black beans usually show a very high germination. In fact, they will 
hold germination longer than the yellow variety. 
SABLE or PEKING. A little shiny black bean, rather flat shape. Grows tall erect stems, 
heavy foliage. Matures in about 125 days. 
WILSON. A black bean, long flat seed with small black seed scar. Tall leafy and rather 
viney. Requires 125 days to mature. 
VIRGINIA. A brown flat bean. Tall, viney type. Will grow to top of 10 ft. corn stalk 
and then back to the ground. Best to plant with corn for silage. Late. Requires 130 
days to mature. 
Inoculate all Soy Beans. 
Table 7—Effect of Inoculation on Composition and Yield of Manchu Soy Beans, 
University Farm, Urbana, 1924 
Yields 
Protein 
content 
Hay 
Seed 
Hay 
Seed 
Tons 
Bu. 
perct. 
lbs. per ton 
perct. 
lbs. per ton 
Inoculated . 
2.53 
46.61 
15.81 
316.2 
35.25 
705 
Not inoculated. 
1.78 
34.71 
14.62 
292.4 
31.05 
621 
Gain for inoculation. 
.75 
11.91 
1.19 
23.8 
4.20 
84 
These are facts which show a gain of 1500 lbs. per acre increase in hay and 11 9/10 
bushels increase in seed by proper inoculation of seed. Also notice the increased protein 
content of hay. 
Prices of inoculation is less than half what it was three years ago. McQueen’s inoculator 
for soy beans or cow peas 5 bu. size $1.00; 10 bu. size $1.50. Kelly’s jelly inoculator, 5 bu. 
size 65 cents. If you have your own beans send order for inoculation, or if you order 
beans include inoculation on order. Soy beans which are not inoculated are soil robbers 
and will not produce well. 
Cow Peas 
Cow Peas are the best legume to grow for sandy soils, much better than Soy Beans. 
Makes very rich hay. Sow 1 bu. of Cow Peas and 10 lbs. Sudan per acre and you will 
produce some very fine hay. 
BRABHAM. Native variety something like the Whippoorwill but not usually as large 
a pea nor does it make as heavy a growth but has some advantages over the Whippoorwill. 
Is very hardy, stands up well, better than the Whippoorwill, medium vine and a heavy 
producer of seed. Price, $1.35 bu., subject to market changes. 
MIXED PEAS. Ninety-five per cent of the Peas grown in this section are mixed peas 
consisting of Red Ripper, Clays, Whippoorwill, New Era and Black. This makes a very 
good combination and grows better than the straight varieties. All Cow Peas bagged in 
even weight 2% bu. burlap bags for which we make a Charge of 6 cents. Cow Peas should 
be inoculated as well as Soy Beans. Price, small lots, $1.30 bu; 25 to 100 bu., $1.25 bw. 
Special price on large lots. 
