38 ROYAL QUALITY SEEDS BEST BY EVERY TEST 
YELLOW MILO MAIZE—It belongs to the 
DURRA group of Sorghum. Is characterized 
by compact, egg-shaped heads, which fre- 
quently grow turned down or Gooseneck. 
Ripened seed in 90 to 110 days. Grains are 
pale yellow, with dark colored hulls. A white 
seeded sort has also been developed. Several 
strains of Yellow Milo have been developed 
including the Standard Tall Milo, also_the 
Dwarf, Double Dwarf, Sooner or Sixty Day, 
and Wheatland Milo. 
COW PEAS 
Although styled Cow Peas, this plant is 
really not a pea at all, but a bean. Origi- 
nated in Africa. It is cultivated also in Asia, 
Europe, the West Indies and the United 
States. It is adapted to the same climatic con- 
ditions as corn, requiring, however, more heat 
to mature the crop. In the cotton belt terri- 
tory, the Cow Pea is the chief legume grown. 
In the old world, Cow Peas are grown, in the 
main, for human food, as are the white or 
‘nearly white varieties (Blackeye) in the 
United States. Our main reliance on the crop 
is for forage or green manure purposes. 
Cow Peas should be planted when the 
ground becomes warm, generally a week or 
two after corn planting time. May be broad- 
cast, drilled or sown in rows. When broad- 
cast, 1% bushels is plenty, drilled, 30 to 40 
pounds to the acre is usual practice. Should 
not be cut for hay before the first pods are 
ripe and may be delayed later. Hay yield 
ranges from 1 to 3 tons to the acre. In feed- 
ing value, Cow Pea hay is particularly high, 
on account of its high protein content. Cow 
Peas do well planted with Sorghum or Sudan. 
Are widely used for planting in between corn 
rows. Popular practice is to plant 8 pecks to 
the acre after the last cultivation of the corn. 
Sometimes Cow Peas are planted close to the 
corn plants, after the crop has been culti- 
vated for the last time. Seed yield varies 
from 10 to 30 bushels to the acre. 60 pounds 
to the bushel. 
WHIPPOORWILL — Is most popular va- 
riety grown and probably comprises half the 
average sown in the United States. Its seeds 
are buff colored, marbled with brown. Is very 
productive. Matures in about 85 days. 
NEW ERA-—¥Is earliest to mature, ripening 
in about 75 days. Very popular on account of 
its bushy habit of growth. Seeds are small 
buff colored, sprinkled with blue specks. 
SOY BEANS 
Soy Bean is native to Asia, where it is 
grown for human food and oil extraction. In 
the United States, Soy Beans have won rapid 
popularity as a great forage plant. Compet- 
ing with Cow Peas, they have, however, spread 
over a much wider area. The soil and climatic 
requirements are much the same as corn. 
They draw nitrogen into the soil and are a 
great soil builder. Also valuable for ensilage, 
hay and hogging down. 
For hay, planting should take place so that 
the crop can be cut in September. Experi- 
ments on the feeding value of Soy Bean hay 
for dairy cows show a slight superiority over 
Alfalfa. 
Crop may be pastured, particularly to hogs. 
Corn should be fed to balance the ration. The 
beans are rich in protein, equal to oil meal or 
cotton seed in feeding value for cows and 
hogs. Soy Beans are often grown with corn; 
three methods of planting with corn are popu- 
lar: May be planted in the same hill with 
corn; in alternate hills in the same row; or 
alternate rows. A mixture of Soy Beans and 
Cow Peas for hay is planted in some sections, 
as is also the growing of Soy Beans with 
Sorghum in rows. A good seed bed is neces- 
sary to secure a satisfactory crop. Deep 
planting, together with sufficient disking and 
harrowing to form a firm seed bed with the 
upper 3 inches loose and mellow, is advisable. 
For hay, may be broadcast, drilled or sown 
in cultivated rows. For seed production, rows 
36 inches apart are recommended. One bushel 
of seed is sufficient for 2 acres when planted 
in rows, while, if broadcast, a bushel or a 
bushel and a peck to the acre is advisable. 
Soy Beans weigh 60 pounds to the bushel, 
and when grown for seed should yield 30 to 
50 bushels of seed to the acre. 
Except in the South, where natural inocula- 
tion takes place, it is advisable to inoculate 
the seed with some good culture, as Nitragin. 
Although there have been upwards of 200 
varieties introduced, popular selection has nar- 
rowed the choice down to the following va- 
rieties named and a few others: 
ILLINI—One of the most popular varieties 
raised in the corn belt for general commer- 
cial purposes. Is a pure line selection made 
at the University of Illinois from the AK 
variety. Description: Plants erect, stems me- 
dium, pods yellow, seeds yellow to amber yel- 
low, matures in about 105 days. 
MANCHU—Great all around main season 
sort. Grows 40 inches in height. Matures seed 
in about 105 days. Bean is yellow with dark 
scars. 
VIRGINIAS—Grows 50 inches high; of 
climbing habit in growth. Matures in 125 
days. Has brown seeds. A great hay sort. 
BLACK WILSON—Grows 3 to 4 feet high. 
Valuable for hay and a heavy seed producer. 
Seeds black. Makes hay in 90 days. Matures 
seed in 115 days. 
JET or SABLE—A small black-seeded sort, 
excellent for hay or silage. Grows 40 inches 
tall. Matures in 115 days. Heavy yielder. 
LAREDO—A splendid late maturing hay 
bean adapted for regions with a long growing 
season. Gives a heavy hay yield. Seeds are 
small and black. 
