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Soy Beans for Ensilage 
For this, grow Soy Beans either 
in rows with the corn or separate¬ 
ly as for hay and mixed with corn. 
Figure on about one load of Soy 
Beans to three loads of corn, when 
run through the cutter into the silo. 
They may be allowed to fully ma¬ 
ture, even dry, before they are cut 
if used this way. 
# for Hogging Down 
In many northern states, Soy 
Beans are being grown more and 
more with corn for hogging or 
sheeping down. For this purpose, 
they may be either broadcast in 
the corn at time of last cultivation 
or sown with corn the same as for 
ensilage. 
• as a Catch Crop 
Soy Beans are ideal as a catch season. Can be put on the land 
crop—is often called the “Renters when clover fails and will fill the 
Clover,” because it is the most val- purpose of the clover in the rota- 
uable legume maturing in a single tion. 
VARIETIES of SOY BEANS 
Manchu. Matures in about 110 
days and is the most popular early 
variety. Plants erect and bushy, 
producing large crops of dry forage 
and seed. Seed light yellow with a 
black scar. Highly recommended. 
Midwest or Northern Hollybrook. 
Matures in 115 to 120 days. The 
most popular variety for hay, seed 
or ensilage wherever the seasons 
are long enough to mature it. 
Plants large and erect. Seed yel¬ 
low with light brown blotch. 
Should not be confused with the 
ordinary br Southern Hollybrook 
which is much later. 
Virginia. Matures in about 125 
days. Coarse, tall and slender, with 
a tendency to vine if sown with 
corn. Does well on poor ground. A 
good variety for hay or ensilage. 
Seeds brown. 
Wilson. Commonly called “Black 
Wilson” because the seeds are pure 
black. Matures in about 120 days. 
Plants tall and slender, ideally 
suited for hay and widely grown 
for that purpose; also for ensilage, 
with corn, in the southern and 
eastern sections of the corn belt. 
Illini. Matures in about 105 days. 
Similar to Manchu for hay pur¬ 
poses. From the standpoint of a 
“combination hay and seed bean” it 
has an advantage over the Manchu. 
MANCHU SOY BEANS 
