
Early Minnesota Manchus—a most 
SOY BEANS 
Still a Vital War Crop— 
Soy Beans are still vital to the war effort. In 
fact, the Government considers this crop so im- 
portant that 1944 War Production goals call for 
an inerease of 19% over 19438 acreage. For 
Minnesota alone the goal is 300,000 acres to be 
devoted to this vital crop. Oil and meal will be 
erievously needed in conduct of war and peace, 
Also the importance of the soy bean aS an eco- 
nomical and valuable food in the human diet, is 
becoming more generally recognized by the 
average U. S. citizen. Consequently more and 
more growers are beginning to realize the im- 
portance of the soy bean to the farm pocketbook. 
Plant High Germinating Seed! 
Recent University of Minnesota studies have 
shown that improper storage of soy beans causes 
“‘heating’’ and also injurious molds, which re- 
sult in poor germination and weak seedlings. 
If beans have been stored when high in moisture, 
or where air is moist and circulation poor, the 
result is often ‘‘heating’’ of the beans, ren- 
dering them useless for seed. 
In wartime, when every bushel of production 
is so important, don’t take chances on geed. 
It’s the foundation for your crop. Insist on the 
highest quality seed stocks obtainable and gov- 
ernment recommended, early varieties, that are 
safe for your section. Early Minnesota Manchus, 
Habaros, and Richlands produce good stands, 
high yields and are suited to early combine har- 
vesting in Minnesota. Our seed stocks have 
been carefully tested to insure low moisture con- 
tent before storage. They are stored under ideal 
conditions and are then tested for high germ- 
ination. There will be tremendous demand for 
these quality, tested seed stocks in these recom- 
mended varieties, so order. early to avoid dis- 
appointment, 


Get Kore 
SOY BEANS 
by inoculating 
your seed with 
NITRAGIN 
every year—even 
though planted on 
fields that have 
been inoculated 
before! 
SOYBEAN 
NIT-RAGIN 
PRICES: 
2 bu. size. .$0.30 
5bu.size.. .55 
25 bu. size (1 can) 
not ppd. ... $2.50 
30 bu. size (six 5 bu. 
cans) not ppd. $3.25 

SOYBEAN root with nodules 
produced by NITRAGIN 
inoculation. NITRAGIN 
bacteria within the nodules 
aid in producing higher pro- 
tein hay, more soybeans 
‘and richer soil. 

profitable crop for Minnesota farms. 
How To Grow 
Good Crops of Soy Beans 
CULTURE. 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. 
Inoculate seed with Nitragin (below) 
plant as follows: 
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 Ibs. per acre. 
8. 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, 
about 90 to 120 lbs. per acre. 
and 
using 
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 may be turned under in the fall, 
thereby enriching the soil and making it mellow 
and easily tillable. 


EDIBLE 
SOY BEANS 
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SOY BEAN 
FOOD PRODUCTS 
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Canada Yellow Field Peas 
Field Peas are better suited to the Northwest 
than other annual legumes for building up worn-. 
out soils. They 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 1% 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: 5 Ibs. $1.10, postpaid. For 
prices on larger quantities, see Price List. 
The Mest Profitable 
Varieties for the North 
NEW RICHLAND SOY BEANS 
A new strain from the Purdue Experiment 
Station. Matures seed in about 110 days. 
Adapted for seed production in Minnesota’s 
Southern and South Central corn zones, and for 
hay production in the Southern, South Central, 
and Central corn zones, and similar territories. 
(See map page 69). This variety reaches a 
height of 28 to 35 inches. The seed is medium 
in size, straw yellow, with hilums tinged light 
brown. Outstanding features are early maturity, 
high yield, excellent lodging resistance, and 
high oil content. Recommended by Minnesota’s 
Experiment Station and Crop Improvement As- 
sociation. See Blue Figure Price List. 
HABARO 
Originated by the Minnesota Experiment Station 
Habaro was developed from a selection made 
by the Minnesota Experiment Station. It ma- 
tures seed in about 105 days, and is adapted for 
seed and hay production in the Southern, South 
Central, and Central corn zones, and similar 
territories. (See map page 69). Habaro grows 
to a height of 28 to 35 inches and is resistant 
to lodging. The seeds are straw Yellow with 
no distinctive hilum color, and larger than those 
of Manchu. Habaro has yielded as well as 
any other variety tested at the Waseca Experi- 
ment Station. Recommended by Minnesota’s 
Experiment Station and Crop Improvement As- 
sociation: See Blue Figure Price List. 
MANCHU, Early Minn. 
Minnesota Manchu matures seed in about 110 
days. Reaches a height of 30 to 35 inches. The 
seeds are of medium size, straw yellow with both 
black and brown hilums. Adapted for seed pro- 
duction in the Southern and South Central corn 
zones and similar territories. (See map page 
69). The seed was obtained in 1925 from the 
U. S. Dept. of Agriculture. On the recommended 
list of Minnesota’s Experiment Station and Crop 
Improvement Association. See Blue Figure Price 
List. 
Vetch 
(Sand or Hairy) 
Vetches, either green or as hay, make excel- 
lent feed and are also used extensively as cover 
and green manure crops. They make good hay, 
ensilage, -pasture and green feed and are very 
valuable as a green fertilizer and as a cover crop 
pe be chard, preventing the washing away of the 
Vetch may be sown 
of 60 Ibs. 


in the spring at the rate 
per acre, or with a grain crop such 
as oats, wheat, rye or barley, at the rate of 30 
Ibs. per acre, and using one-half of the normal 
rate of small grain. This combination -makes 
apt ne or se and also aids in prevent- 
Vetch from lodging, 
seeded 18 the fall Et cine ce 
crop, about August 1 to 20 
of Vetch and % bu. of 
5 Ibs. $1.50, Postpaid. 2p 
See Price List. 

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Plant Minnesota Grown Seed for Ripe Beans, and Inocilate with, Nitragin 
with winter rye for a. hay | 
using about 30 Ibs. — 
per acre. Prices 
fe 

