R.B. BUCHANAN SEED CO. ^ MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE 
Laredo Soy Beans 
WORTH KNOWING ABOUT SOY BEANS 
Soy bean hay is more nutritious than cow pea hay and stock like it better. 
As a milk and butter producer soy beans are equal to alfalfa and supe¬ 
rior to cottonseed meal. 
A bushel of soy beans is worth more for feed than two bushels of corn. 
They can be hogged down without any harvesting expense. 
When cut at the proper stage of growth the hay is equal to alfalfa for 
dairy cattle. 
Soy bean meal or ground soy beans will take the place of meat scrap in 
poultry feeds. 
Drouth and excessive rainfall affect them less than cow peas. 
It is one of the easiest crops to grow and harvest. 
They make a fine hog pasture. 
They can be grown with cow peas to hold the pea vines off the ground; 
will improve the quality of the hay and make it easier to cure. 
They increase the yield of the following crop. 
They make a rich and nutritious hay and one of the cheapest. 
The beans always find ready sale at the oil mills and for planting. 
It is one of the South’s most economical soil improvers. 
They require no fertilizers except acid phosphate. 
CROTALARIA SPECTABILIS 
A New Summer Legume 
1234—CROTALARIA SPECTABILIS—Has proved itself to be an 
outstanding summer cover crop. It is a legume, adding nitrogen 
to the soil when turned under, equal to an application of 800 
pounds of Nitrate of Soda per acre. A yield of 40,000 pounds of 
green material per acre is not uncommon. The organic mate¬ 
rials produced by the decomposition of crotalaria are able to 
attack unavailable plant food materials, and make them useful 
to the succeeding crop. Produces more humus and more nitro¬ 
gen per acre than any other crop. This makes it the cheapest 
cover crop to grow. Stock will not eat it, therefore it can be 
planted for soil building where there are no fences. It has suc¬ 
ceeded in the Southern states and as far north as Indiana. It is 
not a host to injurious insects and diseases. It will re-seed each 
year and is not a pest. It is used as a summer cover crop and 
soil builder in groves, orchards, vineyards, etc. It is planted in 
corn and other farm crops at the last cultivation and makes a 
tremendous growth the same season. It will build up the worn- 
out land so common on every farm. 
1 lb., 35c; 5 lbs., $1.50; 10 lbs., $2.65; 15 lbs., $3.50 
SOY, OR SOJA BEANS 
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CULTURE—Soy Beans may be planted either broadcast or in drills. 
Usually a better crop is had when planted in drills and cultivated, and 
few crops leave the land cleaner and in better condition for the following 
crop. They grow equally well on light and heavy soils, but on heavy soils 
they should not be planted more than 1 to 1% inches deep except in dry 
seasons. On light sandy soils plant deeper, but not more than 3 inches 
deep. When sown broadcast sow 1 to 1% bushels to the acre, in drills 
about a peck to the acre. Plant in April, May, June or July. 
1225— SOY BEANS (Laredo Type) (Hay, 115 days; Seed, 140 days) 
—The Laredo Soy Bean is a medium early variety with a grow¬ 
ing habit somewhat like the Otootan. The seed of the Laredo 
are very small, and one bushel will plant from 8 to 10 acres in 
2%-foot rows. The seed should be dropped 3 to 6 inches apart 
in the drill for seed, and somewhat closer for hay. The seed 
should be covered very lightly, not more than 1 inch, and it is 
best to plant following a season. It is advisable to inoculate 
Soy Beans that are to be planted on land that has not grown 
this crop for several years. 
1 lb., 20c; 5 lbs., 75c; 1 pk., 15 lbs., $1.95 
1224—SOY BEANS (Biloxi Type) (Hay, 135 days; Seed, 165 days) 
-—An upright variety, growing 4 to 5 feet high, covered with a 
dense mass of foliage that does not shed easily. A heavy yielder 
of beans; the oil and protein contents Eire high; a fine bean 
for hogging down, for planting with corn or sorghum, or for oil. 
The pods are less liable to pop than most varieties; in fact, they 
hardly shatter at all. Late in maturing, requiring a long season 
to mature, but make an unusually luxuriant growth. 
1 lb., 20c; 5 lbs., 75c; 1 pk., 15 lbs., $1.90 
1226— SOY BEANS (Otootan Type) (Hay, 140 days; Seed, 170 days) 
—Few Soy Beans can equal Otootan as a hay maker. Its late 
maturity is more than overcome by the abundant growth—5 feet 
and more in long growing seasons—its fine stems and abundant 
foliage, and the fine texture of its hay, which cures quickly. It 
differs from most varieties in having many leafy branches in¬ 
stead of a coarse central stem, making it easy to cut and easy 
to cure. Planted in 3-foot rows, they will cover the land with a 
mass of foliage. 
1 lb., 25c; 5 lbs., 90c; 1 pk., 15 lbs., $2.10 
1227— SOY BEANS (Mammoth Yellow Type) (Hay, 120 days; 
Seed, 145 days)—The most extensively grown for both beans and 
forage, both of which it yields in great abundance. It grows 
more than 3 feet high, is erect in growth and can be cut with a 
mower. Particularly valuable for the entire South for both beans 
and forage. Mammoth Yellow is one of the largest growers 
among Soy Beans, and the most widely grown variety, and 
excels in yield of bean hay. Broadcast Mammoth Yellow, like 
Cowpeas, 60 to 90 pounds per acre, or plant about 30 pounds per 
acre in 3% to 4 foot drills. Cut for hay when pods are well 
formed, or let the beans mature if wanted for seed. They make 
a good main crop. 
1 lb., 25c; 5 lbs., 70c; 1 pk., 15 lbs., $1.80 
1230—SOY BEANS (Virginia Type) (Hay, 100 days; Seed, 125 days) 
—On account of its abundant growth and large yield of beans, 
the Virginia makes most excellent hay and ensilage. As it is 
about 20 days earlier than Mammoth Yellow, it can be sown 
further north Eind throughout the Corn Belt. The vines make a 
fine growth, are filled with pods, stand about 3 feet high, are 
easy to cut and easy to cure. The stems being fine and the 
leafage profuse, adapts it particularly well for hay making. 
1 lb.. 25c; 5 lbs., 75c; 1 pk., 15 lbs., $1.90 
1232—SOY BEANS (Tokyo Type) (Hay, 120 days; Seed, 145 days) 
—A heavy producer of extra large pods and beans. It is a supe¬ 
rior oil bean and for hogging down. Ten days later than Mam¬ 
moth Yellow; holds its foliage and beans well; has a medium 
coarse stem, branching from the ground. 
1 lb., 25c; 5 lbs., 70c; 1 pk., 15 lbs., $1.80 
WE BUY SOY BEANS, STOCK PEAS AND CANE SEED 
If you have Soy Beans, Stock Peas, Table Peas or Cane Seed in 
small quantities, bring them to us. We give those having these small 
lots the same careful attention as we do the man who has car lots for 
sale. Should we have a full stock the day you come, we will help you 
get the market price from other buyers—we want you to get every 
penny you can for the seed you have to sell. We expect to see our new 
Riverside Auto Drive open in January, and along this drive there is 
free parking space for about 3,000 autos within two blocks of our 
No. 1 Store. See Map on page 3. 
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