SOYBEANS—“he world's mostall-round crop 
HE Soybean is the most publicized crop of the day, and one that the farmer will do well 
to plant in abundance this year. With the Government urging planters to put more acreage 
in Soybeans—especially here in our Valley—it becomes not merely good business but an 
actual necessity. For the Soybean is proving itself a real weapon in the Nation’s war effort. New 
uses for this all-round crop are continually being found by chemists and botanists. 
On the farm Soybeans may be mixed with other grains to make a high-protein dairy feed. 
They may be used as an emergency hay crop, for Soybean hay is similar to alfalfa in feeding 
value. Cut and fed as green roughage or used as grass silage, Soybeans are very valuable. And 
as soil-improvers they are unexcelled by any plant. Like clover, they are a legume, and when 
plowed under as green manure, two tons of Soybeans add as much nitrogen to the soil as seven 
tons of manure. 
Commercially, more than 300 uses for the Soybean have already been discovered, and the 
Nation’s laboratories are steadily carrying on further research. In the manufacture of paint, 
linoleum, varnishes, plastics and soap it is utilized every day. High in food value, edible varieties : 
are now being raised with great success, and the culture of Soybeans in vegetable gardens is being 
promoted. 
Although the Soybean has been grown in this country for more than a hundred years, little 
attention was paid to it until comparatively recently. The acreage planted has increased three 
hundredfold since 1907; in 1942, 14,000,000 acres were sown. Many different varieties are grown 
in China, Korea, and Japan where it is a native, but of the various kinds introduced into this 
country, we are offering those which have been found to be most successful in our territory. 
The best time to plant is from late May to July 15, but it may be done as late as August 15. 
Sow 60 to 90 Ibs. per acre broadcast, or 45 to 60 lbs. in drills. For best results, harrow with spike- 
tooth once or twice until plants are 4 inches high, to promote growth and kill weeds. Be sure to 
inoculate the seed with Nitragin before planting. , 
HOLLYBROOK. (Yellow.) Matures in 125 days. A very VIRGINIA. (Brown.) Matures in 125 days. Makes ex- 
fine early variety, producing well even on thin soil. Yellow cellent hay and ensilage. Well-filled pods borne on strong 
varieties are in heaviest demand for oil-production. Bus. vines, easy to cut and cure. Bus. $2.65; 10 bus., $2.60 per 
$2.65; 10 bus., $2.60 per bus. bus. 
ILLINI YELLOW. Matures in 110 days. Does best on : 
fertile land and is quite disease-resistant. One of the best WILSON. | (Black.) Matures in 120 days. Most popular 
kinds for feed grinding. Plant 3 pecks to 1 bushel in variety in this section; especially good for hay or green 
rows 3 feet apart; 1144 bushels when seeded with drill. manure. A small-seeded kind bearing pods well above the 
Bus. $2.65; 10 bus., $2.60 per bus. ground. Cures quickly. Bus. $2.50; 10 bus. $2.45 per bus. 

SOYBEANS 

6 THE WETSEL SEED CO., Harrisonburg, Va. 
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