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Soy Beans have become a standard crop among progressive farmers 
and should always be included in your rotation. 
They are not only valuable for stock feeding on account of the high 
protein content of the beans and plant, but being a legume they actually 
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 other kinds. 
The vines can be cut and used as hay or they may be left until the beans 
are ripe and fed without threshing. They 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 si ill young. Use about one bushel 
of seed 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. Sow one bushel of seed per acre. 
For the Silo. Soy beans grown with corn make ensilage far superior to 
corn alone. It is recommended to use about 11 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 7" apart. 
For Hay. Soy beans make excellent hay. They should be sowed in 
solid drills at the rale of about 2 bushels per acre, cut with a mower and 
handled like alfalfa. 
CAYUGA. N Y ; State Certified. (New.) For Grain. The best 
_—' variety to produce grain in the North. Developed at 
the New York State College of Agriculture and has proved an excep¬ 
tionally valuable kind for grain here in the North where the later 
varieties will not ordinarily produce seed. It is early maturing and 
ripens seed regularly in practically all parts of New 7 York Slate. 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 farmers 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 nutritive value. 
N. Y. State Certified Seed. 15 Lbs. (Pk.) 80c; 60 Lbs. (Bu.) $2.75; 
Sack of 2 Bu. $5.00. Purchaser pays transportation. W rite for special 
prices on large quantities. _ 
Alpha Barley Japanese Buckwheat 
BUCKWHEAT 
JAPANESE. " Y - State Certified. 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. 
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. 
Our strain of this variety has uniform large plump kernels and is not 
mixed with the small grey kinds. We believe ours is the only crop of 
certified Japanese Buckwheat grown in New York State this year. 
Sample gladly sent on request. 
N. Y. State Certified Seed. Pk. 55c; Bu. (48 Lbs.) $1.75; Sack of 
2 Bu. $3.00; 5 sacks or more al $2.90 per sack. Purchaser pays trans¬ 
portation. 
Threshing our crop of Certified Japanese Buckwheat on Mo reton Farm 
MANCHU. Best for hay or cover crops. This variety is better 
suited to the northern states for hay and ensilage than for seed. The 
plants are 3 feel tall, upright, with few branches near the ground. The 
foliage is heavy, giving large yields of the finest hay. It is ten days to 
two weeks later than Cayuga and cannot be depended on to ripen seed 
in this climate. Its fine stems make hay of high quality. 
15 Lbs. 75c; 60 Lbs. (Bu.) $2.25; Bag of 2 Bu. $4.25. Purchaser pays 
transportation. - 
FOR SOY BEANS. M ore 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%. 
New Low Prices! 1 Bu. size 30c; 2 Bu. size 50c; 5 Bu. size $1.00: 10 Bu. 
size $1.60; 25 Bu. size $3.00. Transportation paid. 
See page 88 for "Nitragin" for beans, alfalfa, etc. 
The Original Legume Inoculator 
w NOBBE-HILTNER PROCESS 
NitragiN 
Restores and Maintains Soil Fertility 
BARLEY 
New York State Certified Seed 
We shall be glad to send samples to any one interested. 
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. 
Barley for Malting. Malt houses require a six rowed barley. Wis¬ 
consin No. 38 described below is the best malting type to grow in this 
section and we recommend it for this purpose. Alpha being a tw 7 o rowed 
barley is not suitable for malting. 
ALPHA. This is now the most popular variety anil is more largely 
-- grown Ilian any other kinds in the East. 
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. 
Alpha Barley and Gornellian Oats are ideal companion crops. 
N. Y. State Certified Seed. Purity 99.26%, germination 95%. 
Pk. 45c; Single Bu. (48 Lbs.) $1.35; Sack of 2 Bu. $2.45; 5 Sacks or 
more at $2.25 per sack. Purchaser pays transportation. 
N. Y. State Registered Certified Seed. The highest grade. Puri I y 
99.85%, Germination 97%. Pk. 50c; Single Bu. (48 Lbs.) $1.40; Sack 
of 2 Bu. $2.55; 5 Sacks or more at $2.35 per sack. Purchaser pays 
transportation. 
WISCONSIN NO. 38. A six rowed smooth awn type de- 
- veloped by the Wisconsin Agricul¬ 
tural Experiment Station that has proved a very desirable type to grow 
in this section. 11 is especially valuable as it can be grown for a malting 
barley. It matures about the same time as Alpha, has a fairly stiff 
straw and yields large crops. 
N. Y. State Certified Seed. Purity 99.85%, Germination 93%. Pk. 
45c; Bu. $1.35; Sack of 2 Bu. (96 Lbs.) $2.45; 5 sacks or more at $2.25 
per sack. Purchaser pays transportation. 
N. Y. State Registered Certified Seed. Purity 99.93%, Germination 
97%. Pk. 50c; Bu. $1.40; Sack of 2 Bu. (96 Lbs.) $2.55; 5 sacks or 
more at $2.35 per sack. Purchaser pays transportation. 
When you buy seed grain and grass seed, compare the purity 
and germination as well as the price! 
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