
Early Minnesota Manchus—a most profitable crop for Minnesota farms. 
SOY BEANS 
Still a Vital War Crop— 
The War Food Administration requests a 1945 
goal of 200,000 acres for Minnesota. As a source 
of oil, human food, as stock feed, as raw 
material for industrial products, as forage and 
green manure, the Soy Bean has become a basic 
product in our economy. The vital soy bean prod- 
uct is OIL. Vegetable oil for shortening, and 
margarine, oil for quick drying paints on battle- 
ships and planes, for soap, medicines, linoleum, 
printer’s ink, glycerine, leather goods, etc. 
The war has cut ug off from our Far East 
sources of a billion pounds of fats and oils, 
and soy beans must meet this deficit. We now 
offer new improved varieties which will prove 
profitable. 
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. 
Tf 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 seed. 
It’s the foundation for your crop. Insist on the 
highest quality seed stocks obtainable and goy- 
ernment recommended, early varieties, that are 
safe for your section. Harly 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 Ve tremendous demand for 
these quality, tested seed stocks, so order early. 


Get More 
SOY BEANS 
by inoculating 
your seed with 
NITRAGIN 
every year—even 
though planted on 
fields that have 
been inoculated 
before! 
SOYBEAN 
NITRAGIN 
PRICES: 
S Oy 2 bu. size. .$0.30 
SOYBEAN seat with nodules . Sbu.size.. .55 
roduced I A 
Moculation, NITRAGIN 25 bu. size (1. can) 
Ln tia ar as not ppd. ... $2.50 
Kept z as 
Tee tego intee: redy beans 30 bu. size (six 5 bu. 
cans) not ppd. $3.25 

tein hay, more soybeans, 
(and richer soil. 
Plant Minnesota Grown Seed for Ripe Beans, and Inoculate with Nitragin 
Haw Ta 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. 
TInoculate 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. 
and 
4, Soy Beans may also be planted in rows 30, 
86 and 42 in. apart and cultivated. Plant 
35 to 45 lbs. of beans per acre. 
5. Soy Beans may also be broadcast, using 
about 90 to 120 lbs. per acre. 
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. 
The Most Profitable Varieties for the North 
RICHLAND SOY BEANS 
Developed by Purdue Experiment Station, and 
recommended by Minnesota’s Station, for seed 
production in areas favorable to early maturity 
in Minnesota’s Southern corn zone. Seed matures 
in about 110 days. For hay production, it does 
well in Central and Southern Central Zones. 
(See map, page 69.) 
Very popular in Northern Iowa because of its 
early maturity, high yield, standing ability, and 
high oil content. It grows 28 to 35 inches high, 
stands up well for combine harvest. Seed is 
medium sized, straw yellow. Produced 26.8 
bushels per acre at University Farm, St. Paul. 
Analysis: 41% Protein, 19.5% oil, Iodine num- 
ber of oil: 131. See Blue Figure Price List. 
HABARO 
Developed from a selection by Minnesota’s Ex- 
periment Station. Seed matures in about 105 
days. Adapted for seed and hay production in 
Minnesota’s Central, South Central, and Southern 
corn zones, and similar territories. (See map, 
page 69.) Habaro grows 28 to 35 inches high 
and resists lodging: Seeds are straw yellow, 
and larger than those of Manchu. 
In 1943 Cooperative Uniform Tests, Habaro 
produced 31.2 bushels per acre at University 
Farm, St. Paul, and 33.4 bushels per acre at 
Waseca Branch Station. Analysis: 44.2% Pyro- 
tein, 18.6% oil, Iodine number of oil, 132. See 
Blue Figure Price List. 
MANCHU, Early Minn. 
Minnesota Manchu matures seed in about 110 
days. Reaches a height of 30 to 85 inches. The 
seeds are of medium. size, straw. yellow with both 
black and brown hilums.: Adapted for seed -pro- 
duetion 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 Ass’n. See Blue Figure Price List, 
MANDARIN—Wis. No. 507 
Mandarin 507 is a selection from common 
Mandarin, made by Wisconsin’s Hxperiment Sta- 
tion at Spooner. Ideal for seed production be- 
cause of its upright growth, which varies from 
25 to 40 inches, depending on time of planting, 
seasonal and soil conditions. Well adapted in 
the northern half of Central corn zone, and the 
south half of the North-central zone. (See map, 
page 69.) 
Seed is pure yellow, of medium size. The 
plant is easily recognized by its light color due 
to short gray hairs on leaves. In 1943 (Co- 
operative Uniform Tests, Mandarin 507 produced 
26.2 bu. per acre at University Farm, St. Paul, 
and 28.8 bu. per acre at Waseca. Tests showed 
18.3% oil, with Iodine number of oil: 131. 
See Blue Figure Price List. 
Dimmock Ottawa Strain 
A new, improved selection of Mandarin, by 
Dominion Central Experimental Farm, Ottawa, 
Canada. Well adapted in the north half of the 
Central corn zone and the south half of the 
North-central zone. (See map, page 69.) 
In 1943 Cooperative Uniform Tests, Dimmock 
Mandarin produced 25.1 bushels per acre at 
University Farm, St. Paul. Plants. range from 
27 to 33 inches high, with good standing ability. 
Flowers are purple. Pods are deep buff yellow, 
containing 2 to 4 buff yellow seeds. Tests show 
44.1% Protein, 19.4% oil, with Iodine number 
of oil: 128. See Blue Figure Price List. 


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