A Planting of Soy Beans for Hay. 
MANCHU SOY BEANS 
Manehu is the best kno^vn and most popular variety of soy beans in 
Wisconsin as well as in most other central west states. It is medium 
early in season, early enough to fully mature dry beans under ordinary 
conditions in southern Wisconsin and northern Illinois and large enough 
to be of real value. The dry beans mature in about 100 days. 
Prices: V 2 pk-, 55c, postpaid; by freight: pk., 55c; bu. (60 lbs.), 
$1.80; 10 bus. at $1.75; 25 bus. or over at $1.70. Sacks free. 
WISCONSIN MANCHU NO. 3 SOY BEANS 
A selection by the Wisconsin Experiment Association of the Manehu 
Soy Bean. Recommended for southern Wisconsin. In appearance it 
resembles the Manehu. We think it the best medium season Soy Bean. 
It ranks as the best in this section for qiiality and yield. Nothing 
better for southern Wisconsin. Prices: Vi pk., 60c, postpaid; by freight: 
pk., 60c; bu., $1.85; 10 bus. at $1.80; 25 bus. at $1.75. 
OLDS' soy BEANS 
(Sow 120 pounds to an acre.) 
WHY GROW SOY BEANS? 
First, They yield large amounts of high protein forage, rich in feeding value. 
They not only make splendid hay, but are wonderful for silage, grown with corn. 
Second. They contain as much fertility per acre as eight loads of stable manure. 
Third. The mature beans ground into meal make wonderful high protein dairy feed. 
Fourth. Soy beans are more resistant to frost than corn and they also stand 
hot weather. 
Fifth. They are adapted to nearly all soils and are especially valuable on sandy 
soils. 
Sixth. They are the only legume crop that will grow on acid soils and build 
up the land. 
Seventh. They make a wonderful emergency crop when clover fails or when 
other crops are washed out or fail for any reason, as they can be put in late. 
HOW TO PUT IN SOY BEANS 
While soy beans in Wisconsin are mostly put in for a hay crop, many farmers 
are planting with corn for silage. Mix the beans with the corn, planting both at 
the same time, using fully as many beans as kernels of corn, or better yet, as 
many pounds of beans as there are pounds of corn. Where the beans are sown alone 
by drill or seeder, which is the way they are largely put in, use two bushels of 
seed per acre but then even a little more than that is better. On old soils rowing 
and cultivating will make friends for the crop, putting in either with corn planter 
or with drill with part of the spouts closed. Handled this way there will be a great 
saving in the cost of the seed as one bushel per acre is enough instead of two 
bushels. On new soils the solid planting is all right but on old soils weeds are 
apt to bother. 
Do not plant too early. Never before corn nlanting time, or even later. Often 
as late as June 20th is all right. Shallow covering is best and above all, inoculate 
the seed before planting. 
ILLINI SOY BEANS 
mini was developed at the Illinois Experiment Station from the old A. K. We 
sell nearly as many Illini as Manehu. It seems to grow a little taller 
than Manehu, giving a heavier yield while in season it is hardly any 
later. Some think it is even earlier. Just as desirable in every other 
way and we would say better for hay in Wisconsin than Manehu. Our 
stocks are very fine of both varieties. 
PricM: 1/2 pk., 55c, postpaid; by freight: pk., 55c; bu., $1.75; 10 bus. 
at $1.70; 25 bus. or over at $1.65. 
SEE POSTAL TABLE ON ORDER BLANK TO FIGURE POSTAGE 
REQUIRED ON SMALL LOTS OF FIELD SEEDS NOT QUOTED 
POSTPAID AND WANTED SENT BY MAIL. 
1 lb. any variety Soy Beans, 20c postpaid. 
Field Seed prices are subject to change. 
Ask for weekly price list. 
OLDS' CERTIFIED SEED POTATOES 
(Plant 8 to 12 bushels to the acre.) 
Irish Cobblers. 
IRISH COBBLERS 
Irish Cobbler seems to continue to increase in popularity. People like 
a white potato. It is famous now the country over. At first it was 
largely grown for the early market by the truckers of New Jersey and 
V irginia and other Atlantic coast states. Prom there its popularity has 
extended throughout the whole of the United States and it is a standard, 
well known variety now nearly everywhere. 
It is a pure white potato, nearly round in shape with eyes rather 
more pronounced than in the Early Ohio. It usually outyields Earlv 
Ohio although not quite as early. 
The potatoes are very attractive looking and of most excellent quality, 
rather ahead of all other earlies in that respect, always cooking up 
dry and mealy. This variety will please anyone who wants a few earlies 
for home use as well as the large grower and the market gardener. 
Prices, Wisconsin Certified Stock: 1/2 Pk., 35c; pk., 55c; bu., $1.75; 
100 lbs., $2.90; 500 lbs. at $2.85 per 100 lbs.; 1,500 lbs. at $2.80 per 
100 lbs. Sacks free. 
RED RIVER EARLY OHIO 
The well-known, dependable, all-around, early variety. 
Early Ohio has long been tlie most popular early potato in the country. 
Ms earliness, smoothness and shallow eyes are its outstanding features. 
Everyone knows what it is, and knows that it can be relied on for an 
early market variety in almost every locality. 
Our illustration shows just how Olds’ Famous Improved Red River 
Grown Early Ohios look. Note the well-rounded symmetrical shape and 
uniform size. No run-out stock about them. 
We have only certified blue tag stock of Red River Early Ohios 
which are very fine. 
Prices, Minn. Certified Blue Tag Stock: V 2 pk., 35c; pk., 55c; bu. 
(60 lbs.), $1.80; 100 lbs., $2.85; 500 lbs. at $2.80 per 100 lbs.; 1,500 
lbs. at $2.75 per 100 lbs. Sacks free. 
Some 52 years ago, the L. L. Olds Seed Company began by handling 
nothing but seed potatoes, and earned a national reputation on their 
stock. Today we still specialize in potatoes. This year we are offering 
only certified stocks of seed potatoes. Growers planting potatoes should 
plant only the best seed obtainable, and certified seed is absolutely the 
best stock to be had. Note the definition of Certified Stock below. Our 
stock of potatoes is exceptionally fine this year, but the stocks are 
limited and we advise our customers to place their orders early. Avail¬ 
able stocks of Certified Potatoes are lower than they have been in many 
years. There is money to be made in growing good potatoes, and to 
do this, it is necessary to plant only the best seed. Produce men are 
reporting a great deal of disease and loss in stored potatoes this 
season. This is just another reason why you shoxild insist on planting 
certified stock, seed that you know has i:)assed a rigid inspection. 
CERTIFIED STOCK. The seed fields must be inspected at least 
twice while growing in the fields by an official State Inspector and again 
in the bin after being dug, and both times pass the necessary require¬ 
ments. The fields must be sprayed for disease on the order of'an official 
inspector. The stock must be practically 100% pure in type, must be 
free from late blight rot, blackleg, powdery scab, leaf roll, tuber moth, 
Sclerotium rolsfii Wilt, potato wart, ring rot, brown rot, and conform 
reasonably to the correct vine and tuber characteristics of the variety. 
The seed used in planting the crop must be proven certified seed of 
which a 100-lb. sample was grown in southern trials during the winter 
and passed the necessary requirements. Complying with all tlie above 
requirements, the potatoes are eligible for certification and are placed in 
official branded bags and sealed with official tags. 
Postpaid prices 
up to 600 miles. 
Any variety of 
potatoes on our 
list. By mail; One 
pound (about 3 
good tubers ), 
25c; 3 lbs., 45c; 
1/2 pk., 70c, post¬ 
paid. 
POTATO EYES 
Customers who 
live a long distance 
from Madison and 
find the transporta¬ 
tion cost on potatoes 
excessive can try our 
Certified Seed by or¬ 
dering the eyes 
which are quoted 
postpaid. See next 
t>age. 
Red River Early Ohios. 
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