soy BEANS, FIELD PEAS, VETCH 
soy BEANS ARE VALUABLE FOR HAY, 
SEED OR FOR SOIL IMPROVEMENT 
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 harvested. 
4. They deposit large quantities of nitrogen in the 
soil if inoculated with Nitragin, 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. 
This Field of Soy Beans Yielded a Heavy Crop of High Feeding Value. 
How To Grow Soy Beans 
CULTDEE. 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. 
Soy Beans may be planted in the following 
manner: 
1. In ordinary 6 in. rows with a grain drill, 
using 90 to 120 lbs. of beans per acre. 
2. In 12 in. rows, using a grain drill and 
plugging up every other drill, using 80 
to 90 lbs. per acre. 
3. In 21 in. rows, using a corn planter with 
a bean attachment, the planter being set 
at the regular distance of 42 in. and the 
rows straddled. Plant about 70 to 75 lbs. 
of beans per acre. 
4. Soy Beans may also be planted in rows 30, 
36' and 42 in. apart and cultivated. Plant 
35 to 45 lbs. of beans per acre. 
5. Soy Beans may also be broadcast, using 
about 90 to 120 lbs. per acre. 
Soy Beans for Seed 
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. 
Soy Beans for Soil Improvement 
Soy Beans head the list of the annual soil 
improvement crops. They will give a very fine 
yield of hay or may be turned under in the fall, 
therel)y enriching the soil and making it mellow 
and easily tillable. Like other legumes, they 
should be inoculated with Nitragin inocu- 
lator in order to get the best development and 
have the greatest amount of plant foo'd turned 
under. Soy Beans will be in very great demand 
in 1938. 
MANCHU 
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. 
HflBflRO—Resistered 
Originated by the Minnesota Experiment Station. 
Field Peas Canada Yellow 
Habaro is the most outstanding variety for 
Minnesota and the Northwest. It was intro¬ 
duced a number of years ago, and when it be¬ 
came generally known that soy beans were such 
a profitable crop, there immediately was a de¬ 
mand for this variety. 
Habaro is earlier than Manchu and will pro¬ 
duce ripe beans anywhere in southern Minnesota 
and even in sections farther north, under good 
growing conditions. It is the highest yielding, 
yellow seeded soy bean variety, adapted to con¬ 
ditions such as we have in Minnesota. 
Habaros stand up straight, are very leafy and 
produce a large tonnage of nutritious hay per 
acre. They may be easily cut with a grain or 
corn binder, and have a high oil content which 
makes them desired by the crushers. Habaros 
will produce 35 to 40 bushels of well matured 
beans per acre on good land under normal 
growing conditions. During the past few seasons 
we have had hundreds of requests to include 
the Habaro variety in our catalog, but owing to 
the seed shortage, we could not do so until this 
year. We have only a fair supply and with 
the great demand, these will not last long, so 
please order early. Price: Lb. 20c, postpaid. 
See Blue Figure Ih:ice List. 
CHfiNCELLOR—Registered 
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 IVz 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. 
MUKDEN 
Mukdens were introduced a few years ago and 
are now being grown extensively. The reason 
for their popularity is due to the fact that they 
mature a little eai-lier than Manchu and Illini, 
grow upright and do not have a tendency to 
lodge. They are very leafy, produce a large 
tonnage of hay and a high yield of beans. The 
seed is yellow in color, resembling Manchu, but 
slightly smaller. In southeastern Minnesota and 
northern Iowa, Mukden is one of the most im¬ 
portant varieties. The supply has been increased 
each year and still cannot keep up with the 
demand. 
We have some of the finest Mukden Soy Beans 
that we have ever offered. Be sure to try this 
variety and determine for yourself .iust what 
they will do. Price: Lb. 20c, postpaid. See 
Blue Figure Price List. 
Vetches 
WINTER or HAIRY 
(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, 6 lbs. $1.00, postpaid. 
ILLINI 
This excellent variety was first offered by us 
a few years ago and since that time has become 
as popular as Manchu. It is a better yielder than 
many other varieties, somewhat taller and with 
pods higher on the stem. Many growers report 
that it is somewhat earlier maturing than Man¬ 
chu and that it produces a larger tonnage of 
hay or beans per acre. It is not uncommon to 
obtain as high as 40 bushels of beans per acre; 
however, the average would probably be about 
25 to 30 bushels. 
Illini Soy Beans are yellow, the seed being 
slightly smaller and rounder than Manchu. 
Price: Lb. 20c, postpaid. See Blue Figure Price 
List for larger quantities. 
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. 
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