Inoculate Soy 
Beans, Field Peas 
with Nitragin or 
Master Farmer 
Inoculator to in¬ 
crease your yields 
and put fertility into 
the soil. They are 
recommended by all 
authorities. See 
page 62 for prices 
and full particulars. 
SOY BEANS, FIELD PEAS, VETCHES 
This Field of Soy Beans Yielded a Heavy Crop of High Feeding Value. (Courtesy International Harvester Co.) 
SOY BEANS ARE VALUABLE FOR HAY, ENSILAGE, SEED 
OR FOR SOIL IMPROVEMENT 
MANCHU 
1. Soy Beans are easy to grow, and are 
valuable for soil too poor for other legumes. 
2. They withstand both drought and heat 
well, and are not easily damaged by moisture. 
3. They make a good emergency crop_, as 
they can be sown late, after other crops fail or 
are washed out. 
4. They deposit large quantities of nitrogen 
in the soil, building up poor land on which 
clover or alfalfa cannot be grown. 
5. Soy Beans as a hay crop, are higher in 
protein content than clover hay, or field peas 
and oats mixed. For dairy cattle, the hay is 
equal to alfalfa hay. 
6. They make good ensilage grown with 
corn, and are also used for hog pasture. 
7. They take the place of oilmeal, and are 
even more digestible. 
CULTURE. Soy Beans require about the 
same treatment as corn, and will grow on al¬ 
most any kind of soil, shallow peat or sandy 
loam, and even ground containing too much 
alkali for corn. Do not plant Soy Beans too 
early, about corn planting time is right. Sow 
in drills using 30 to 45 lbs. per acre or broad¬ 
cast, 60 to 90 lbs. Rows 28 to 30 inches 
apart are usually best, as the rows can be cul¬ 
tivated and kept free from weeds. 
The seed crop is quite profitable. The seeds 
broken or split in threshing can be fed to live¬ 
stock. For seed, the Soy Beans should be cut 
with a grain binder, while the dew is still on 
them, so they will not shatter. They can be 
threshed without much curing, if the seed is 
spread out so it cannot sprout in the bins. 
DUNFIELD 
This variety was carefully tested over a period 
of years, having been imported into this country 
in 1913. Its popularity has increased so that it 
is now reported as being grown on about 75% 
of the Soy Bean acres in Illinois. It has spread 
into Iowa, Minnesota and Wisconsin very rap¬ 
idly. 
Dunfield Soy Beans grow upright sturdy 
plants, very bushy, and produce a very fine qual¬ 
ity hay. They mature in about 110 days and 
may be grown for ripe beans in most sections of 
northern Iowa and southern Minnesota. Dun- 
fields blossom about 40 to 45 days after planting 
and the pods have two, three and four seeds 
which are of straw yellow color with light brown 
hilum. 
The oil content of Dunfields is recorded at 
19.8% which makes it very popular with the 
crushers, also for feeding purposes. Those who 
have grown this variety are highly pleased with 
it. The seed is slightly smaller than the Manchu 
and Illini varieties, therefore does not require 
quite as much seed per acre. Price: Lb. 20c, 
postpaid. See Blue Figure Price List. 
Valuable booklet, 
This variety takes the lead among Soy Beans 
in the Middle Western States. It is outstand¬ 
ing for all purposes—hay, feed, hogging down, 
as well as for planting with corn for the silo. 
It will fully mature under ordinary conditions 
and grows large enough to produce excellent 
yields of hay or a large crop of beans. A good 
average crop will produce 20 to 30 bushels of 
beans per acre. 
Manchu is a robust grower of vines which 
stand up well and are easily cut with the corn 
or grain binder. This variety matures in about 
100 days, being well adapted to the southern 
half of Minnesota, Wisconsin, South Dakota and 
all sections farther south. In localities where 
the growing season is short, Manchu is pre¬ 
ferred for hay purposes, but an earlier variety 
must be grown for seed. The beans are yellow 
and of medium size. Price: Lb. 20c, postpaid. 
See Blue Figure Price List. 
ILLINI 
This excellent variety was first offered by us 
a few years ago and since that time has become 
as popular as Manchu. It was developed by 
the Illinois Experiment Station and described 
as a better yielder than other varieties, some¬ 
what taller and with pods higher on the stem. 
Many growers report that it is somewhat earlier 
maturing than Manchu and that it produces a 
larger tonnage of hay or beans per acre. It is 
not uncommon to obtain as high as 40 to 50 
bushels of beans per acre; however, the aver¬ 
age would probably be about 30 to 35 bushels 
which amounts to approximately 50 per cent 
more than other varieties. 
Illini Soy Beans are yellow, the seed being 
slightly smaller and rounder than Manchu. 
You will appreciate this variety if you give it 
a trial. Price: Lb. 20e, postpaid. See Blue 
Figure Price List for larger quantities. 
easy-cook soy beans 
This is a very excellent variety used for 
human consumption, either as dried beaus or in 
the green stage. As its name implies, it is easy 
to cook. The plants may be used for fodder 
purposes after the beans have been picked. See 
page 3 of the catalog under “Field Beans.’’ 
FETERITA 
The most drought-resistant forage plant we 
have, especially valuable for the western prairie 
states. It is much like Kaffir Corn, matures 
earlier, the seed is larger, the heads plumper. It 
is profitable for pasture, hay crop, ensilage or 
grain, and is used for feeding cattle, sheep, and 
poultry. Culture is same as for Kaffir Corn. 
Price: Lb. 20c, postpaid. 
KAFFIR CORN 
A good fodder plant for Iowa, South Dakota 
and sections farther south, that grows 5 to 7 
feet high, with broad leaves and brittle green 
stalks. Green or dried, this makes excellent 
fodder for horses and cattle. The seed heads 
form at the top of each stalk. The seed is 
good as poultry food. Sow 10 lbs. of seed per 
acre, in rows 3 feet apart, or 50 lbs. per acre 
broadcast or in drills. Price: Lb. 20c, postpaid. 
CANADA yELLOW FIELD PEAS 
Field Peas are an important class of legumes, 
and should be more generally planted. Few 
farmers know the value of Field Peas as a hay 
crop and fertilizer. They fit into crop rotations 
well, and are better suited to conditions of the 
Northwest than any other annual legume, for 
building up worn-out soils. 
Field Peas are usually grown with oats, for 
hay, a combination equal in feeding value to 
clover hay. They contain more digestible crude 
protein and fat than alfalfa and corn. 
When they are grown with oats, they are 
threshed together, and easily separated with a 
fanning mill after threshing, thereby getting 
two crops from one operation. Sow 2 bushels of 
oats to 1 V 2 bushels of peas per acre. Drill the 
peas in 4 inches deep, as early as the ground 
can be worked. Then, 2 or 3 weeks later, sow 
the oats, drilling it in the other way. If the 
oats are sown with the peas, they grow too 
rapidly, and check or smother the growth of 
the peas. Price: Lb. 20c, 5 lbs. 75c, postpaid. 
For prices on larger quantities, see Blue Figure 
Price List. 
WINTER OR HAIRy VETCHES 
(Also Known as Sand Vetches.) 
They are leguminous plants and are especially 
suited to localities where winters are very se¬ 
vere. They make good hay, ensilage, pasture 
and green feed, are very valuable as a green 
fertilizer, and as a cover crop in orchards, pre¬ 
venting the washing away of the soil. 
Winter Vetches may be sown with Winter 
Rye for a hay crop, about August 1 to 20, using 
1 bushel Vetches (60 lbs.) and 1 bushel Rye 
per acre—they mature about the same time. 
Where summer pasture is desired, they may be 
seeded in the spring, either alone or with spring 
grains. Price: Lb. 25c, 5 lbs. $1.00, postpaid. 
SUNFLOWER 
MAMMOTH RUSSIAN 
The production of Sunflower for ensilage and 
fodder is now advocated by many experiment 
stations. This is fairly profitable where the 
seasons are too short to grow other forage 
plants, sorghums, etc. 
We do recommend Sunflower as a highly im¬ 
portant and profitable crop for poultry breeders 
and farmers, for fattening hens or producing 
eggs. Single flower heads measure 12 to 22 
inches across, containing a large quantity of 
seed. Price: Lb. 30c, 5 lbs. $1.25, postpaid. 
“Soy Beans,’’ free with Soy Bean order if requested. 
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