SOY BEANS 
Soy Beans should be grown more extensively. 
They are not only a valuable plant for stock feeding on account of the 
high protein content of the beans and plant, but being a legume they actu¬ 
ally improve the soil by adding nitrogen thereto. This is true whether 
they are grown for feed and cut or plowed under as a cover crop. Cows 
give more milk and sheep fatten better on Soy bean hay than any other 
kind. The vines can be cut and used as hay or they may be left until the 
beans are ripe and fed without threshing. Will often yield 3 to 4 tons of 
hay and 20 bushels or more of grain per acre. 
For Grain drill in rows about 28 inches apart and cultivate two or 
three times, or they can be drilled with a grain drill in 1" rows and dragged 
over with a rotary hoe when the beans are about 5" high. It is important 
to kill the weeds when the plants are still young. Use about one bushel 
per acre. 
For Seed it is better to cut with a grain binder when the leaves fall 
making the bundles small, altho some farmers use a mower with swather 
attached to cutting bar successfully. 
For the Silo. Soy beans grown with corn make ensilage, far superior to 
corn alone. It is recommended to use about II qts. of Soy beans and 9 
qts. of corn per acre. Sow the corn and beans together keeping them well 
mixed in the planter box. They can be harvested with the corn in one 
operation. 
For Plowing Under. A crop of Soy beans plowed under in the fall adds 
a large amount of nitrogen and humus to the soil. Use 2 bushels of seed 
per acre in drills 1" apart. 
For Hay. Soy beans make excellent hay. They should be sowed in 
solid drills at the rate of about 2 bushels per acre. Cut with a mower and 
handle like alfalfa. 
EARLY MICHIGAN. An Outstanding Variety for the 
. . . North, lo grow Soy beans tor the 
grain profitable here in the North it is necessary to have a variety that 
will not only grow a plant with good foliage, but one that is early 
enough to produce good crops of beans year in and year out. This the 
Early Michigan will do. It has been bred in the northern part of 
Michigan for a number of years and will produce a good crop of beans 
each year without fail. We have found that Early Michigan is well 
adapted to conditions here in New York State, being more than three 
weeks earlier than the Wilson and at least 10 days earlier than Manchu 
and only about a week later than the Cayuga. 
The plant grows upright and is about 2J4 to 3 feet high with a 
medium stem and well covered with leaves. The plants are literally 
covered with pods, each containing four dark brown beans. 
2 Lbs. (Qt.) 40c transportation paid. Not paid: 15 Lbs. (Pk.) 85c; 
60 Lbs. (Bu.) $2.75; Sack (2 Bu.) $5.25. Write for prices on larger 
quantities. 
CAYUGA. CERTIFIED. (New .) This new variety has been 
.-1 developed at the New York State College of Agricul¬ 
ture and has proved an exceptionally valuable kind for grain here in the 
North where the later varieties do not usually mature large crops of ripe 
seed. It is early maturing and ripens seed regularly in practically all 
parts of New York State. It is upright in growth and when sown at the 
recommended rates, on good soil the plants reach a height of two to 
three feet. The seed is nearly black and about the size and shape of 
good pea beans. This is a heavy yielding variety, many farms reporting 
20 to 25 bu. of seed per acre and in some cases as high as 35 bu. per acre 
have been reported. 
Some dairymen cut the crop just before the leaves fall, allow it to dry 
in the field and grind it in hammer mills. This furnishes a dairy feed of 
high nutrition value. 
Certified Seed. 2 Lbs. (Qt.) 40c transportation paid. Not paid: 
15 Lbs. (Pk.) 90c; 60 Lbs. (Bu.) $3.00; Sack (2 Bu.) $5.75. 
Write for special prices on large quantities. 
Early Michigan Soy Beans 
Noting the large number of pods on the crop at More ton Farm. 
MANCHU. This variety is better suited to the northern states for hay 
and ensilage than for seed. The plants are 3 feet tall, upright, with few 
branches near the ground. The foliage is heavy and the yield of hay 
above most other kinds. Ten days later than Early Michigan and 
cannot be depended on to ripen seed in this climate. Its fine stems 
make hay of high quality. 
2 Lbs. (Qt.) 40c transportation paid. Not paid: 15 Lbs. (Pk.) 85c; 
60 Lbs. (Bu.) $2.75; Bag of 2 Bu. $5.25. 
FOR SOY BEANS. More than with any 
other crop it is important that Soy Beans 
be inoculated with nitrogen fixing bacteria. 
Lack of proper inoculation may reduce the 
crop as much as 50%. 
1 Bu. size 35c; 2 Bu. size 55c; 5 Bu. size $1.20; 10 Bu. size $1.75. 
Prepaid. See page 88 for “Nitragin” for beans, alfalfa, etc. 
The Original Legume Inoculator 
v NOBBE-HILTNER PROCESS ^ 
NITRAGIN 
Restoresand Maintains Soil Fertility 
BARLEY 
Cheaper Feed for Hogs, Cattle or Horses. Barley can be raised at 
much less expense and labor than corn and is of equal food value. An acre 
of barley will often produce nearly as much as an acre of corn and the 
expense of raising it is less than half. Barley is an excellent crop with 
which to sow grass or clover seed. 
Certified Alpha Barley 
This is now the most popular variety 
and is more largely grown than any 
other kinds in the Eastern States. 
This variety originated at Cornell 
University and is a two-rowed barley 
with very large, plump heavy grain. The 
heads are usually 4 to 5 inches long and 
well filled. The straw is long, very 
strong and stands up well. The yield on 
good land is usually 45 to 50 bu. per acre. 
This barley matures later than the 
common 6 rowed and is therefore better 
for raising with oats, as the two crops 
mature at the same time. 
We should be glad to send any one interested a sample. 
Certified Seed. Pk. 85c; Single Bu. $2.50; Sack of 2 Bu. (96 Lbs.) 
$4 .70: 5 sacks or more at $4.50 per sack. Purchaser pays transportation. 
Alpha Barley 
BE SURE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS IS ON 
THE ORDER SHEET 
Every year we receive a number of orders which we cannot send 
because there is no name or address on the order sheet. 
BUCKWHEAT 
Buckwheat is easily raised and will make a profitable crop on rather 
poor land, where other grain would fail. It is also largely used as a cover 
crop in orchards. Sow in June or July. 
Japanese 
This is the largest and best buckwheat. 
The plant grows taller, makes a more 
vigorous growth than the common kinds 
and yields more. The kernels are very 
large, dark brown or black, plump and 
heavy. 
Our strain of this variety has uniform 
large plump kernels and is not mixed 
with the small grey kinds. Sample 
gladly sent on request. 
Pk. 55c; Bu. (48 Lbs.) $1.65; Sack of 
2 Bu. $3.00. 5 Sacks or more at $2.80 
per sack. Purchaser pays transportation. 
New Improved CERESAN 
Treating with Ceresan usually improves the 
stand and yield of grains. Recommended for 
control of stinking smut of wheat, covered smut, 
black loose smut of barley and loose and covered 
smut of oats. Economical and easy to use. Oz- 
treats 1 bu. of grain. 
1 Lb. 70c; 5 Lbs. $3.00. Transportation paid. 
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