OLDS’ FIELD and SOY BEANS 
(Sow 120 pounds to an acre.) 
WHY GROW SOY BEANS? 
a First. hey yield large amounts of high protein forage, rich in feeding value. 
Vhey 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, 
oe They are adapted to nearly all soils and are especially valuable. on sandy 
SOLLS, 
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. 
Highth. With the establishment of soy bean processing plants in territories where 
oy beans grow, ‘it gives the farmer an additional cash crop. 
_ Ninth. Grain will not deteriorate in yalue when the crop stands a considerable 
time after maturity. This helps to distribute the labor load during harvest time. 
‘ HOW TO PLANT SOY BEANS 
While soy beans in Wisconsin are mostly put in for a hay crop, many farmers 
are planting with corn for silage or early kinds as a cash crop. 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 planting 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. See page 59. 


A Planting of Soy Beans for Hay. 
VEGETABLE SOY BEAN 
See page 5. 
FIELD BEANS 
(60 to 90 pounds to the acre.) 
RED KIDNEY BEANS. Used in soups, chili, 
and salads. Our strain is dark red, Prices, by 
mail: % 1b., 30c; Ib., 50c. By freight: 1% pk., 
$2.15; pk., $4.00; bu., $12.00; 5 bus. at $11.90, 
WHITE NAVY. ‘The popular field baking 
bean, Prices, by mail: Lb., 45c; 5 lbs., $1.70, 
postpaid. By freight: 1% pk., $1.10; pk., $2.00; 
bu., $6.10; 5 bus. at $6.00. Bags free. 
NEW NAVY BEAN 
MICHELITE. A new variety of white navy 
-bean, developed by the Michigan State College 
of Agriculture Experiment Station and first re- 
leased to Michigan farmers for commercial pro- 
duction of seeds in 1937. It is a cross between 
Early Prolific, a white bean of unusual good 
quality, and Robust, a disease resistant white 
navy bean previously developed at that station. 
It combines the good features of both parents; 
resistance to Mosaic, resistance to field infec- 
tion of bacterial blight or wilt and vigorous 
productivity. Its remarkable quality by its uni- 
formity in size, shape and its glossy white seed 
coat combined with its great yielding ability 
makes Michelite superior to all other varieties 
as a commercial bean. The Wis. Experiment 
Association had Michelite in trial with commer- 
cial strains and Great Northern at the Hancock 
Station this past season and it outyielded all 
other varieties in test from 2 to 6 bu. per 
acre, and is 2 to 3 days earlier. We urge all 
of our customers growing navy beans as a cash 
crop to grow the Michelite for greater profits. 
Prices: 4% Ib., 30c; Ib., 50c, postpaid. By freight: 
Y pk., $1.65; pk., $3.00; bu., $9.00. 

Michelite Beans just as they came from the 
: combine. 
WISCONSIN MANCHU NO. 606 SOY BEANS 
This is a selection of Manchu made at the Spooner Branch Ex- 
periment Station. About a week earlier in maturing than Manchu 
No. 3 and the earliest and best for seed production in the northern 
parts of Wisconsin. The yellow beans and the plant are. similar 
to Manchu. Prices, by freight: % pk., 60c; pk., $1.00; bu., 
$3.00; 10 bus. at $2.95. Sacks free. 
WISCONSIN MANCHU NO. 3 SOY BEANS 
A selection by the Wisconsin Experiment Association of the 
Manchu Soy Bean. In appearance it resembles the Manchu. We 
think it the best medium season soy bean, It ranks as the best 
in this section for quality and yield. Its high oil content makes 
it a desirable commercial soy bean. Good seed production in 
southern Wisconsin, Prices, by freight: 4% pk., 60c; pk., $1.00: 
bu., $3.00; 10 bus. at $2.95, Sacks free. 
WIS. CERTIFIED MANCHU NO. 3. Packed 2% bu. to bag, 
$8.75 per bag. 
ILLINI SOY BEANS : 
Tilini, a yellow variety, was developed at the Illinois Experi- 
ment Station from the old A. K. We sell nearly as many Jllini 
as Manchu. It seems to grow a little taller than Manchu, 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 Manchu, Prices, 
by freight: 4% pk., 55c; pk., 95c; bu., $2.85; 10 bus. at $2.80. 
Sacks free. 
MANCHU SOY BEANS 
Manchu is the best known and most popular variety of medium 
sized yellow 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 105 days. Prices, ty 
freight: %% pk: 55c; pk:, 95ce; bu. (60/4bs:); $2.85: 10 bus, at 
$2.80. Sacks free. 
SUDAN GRASS 
(Sow 35 pounds to an acre.) 
Sudan Grass is proving a mighty valuable crop for Wisconsin. 
Sudan Grass is a good emergency hay crop. No crop quite equals 
Sudan Grass for a late pasture and hay crop. 
Here are five reasons why Sudan Grass is of such great value: 
First—Yield. It makes a heavy yield of hay, outranking all 
the millets in yield per-acre. Yields of two to four tons of cured 
hay per acre from one cutting are common in Wisconsin. Two 
cuttings a season can often be made, 
Second— Quality. It makes a better quality hay than millet. 
It makes wonderful hay grown with soy beans and helps to cure 
them. 
Third—Late Sowing. It can be sown late, after you are 
through with your corn, or when corn fails, Sow any time from 
May 20th to June 20th, or even a little later, Do not sow too 
parly. It is strictly a warm weather crop and if put in too early 
the seed will rot. Sow not less than 35 pounds of seed per acre 
and a drill is better than a seeder for putting it in. 
Fourth—Drought Resistant. It withstands long periods of 
drought continuing to grow when most everything else is dried up. 
Fifth—Quack Killer. It is valuable as a smother crop, espe- 
cially for quack and Canada thistle. 
In addition to all the above five good qualities and most im- 

portant of all Sudan Grass can be pastured. After the hay crop ° 
is taken off it makes a fine late pasture as it grows up again 
quickly. Or, it can be pastured all the season instead of being 
cut for hay. It is also great for late pasture. Sown the last of 
May or first of June it is ready the middle of July when the blue 
grass pasture is dried -up. 
We recommend Sudan Grass most highly. It grows quickly, 
J produces enormously and is an easy crop to handle. It is strictly 
an annual, dying at the end of the season. 
Prices: Lb., 40c; 5 lbs., $1.75, postpaid. By freight: 10 Ibs., 
$1.85; 100 Ibs,, $15.00. Sacks ineluded. 
= G0 

Sudan Grass. 
