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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. 
Don’t take chances on seed. It’s the founda- 
tion for your crop. Insist on the highest quality 
seed stocks, and government recommended, early 
varieties, that are safe for your section and 
suited to early combine harvesting in Minnesota. 
Our seed stocks have been carefully tested to 
insure low moisture content before storage, and 
are then tested for high germination. 



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: 
a i 2 bu. size. .$0.30 
SOYBEAN root with nodules 5 bu.size.. .55 
produced by NITRAGIN 
inoculation. NITRAGIN 
bacteria within the nodules 
aid in producing higher pro- 
tein hay, more soybeans 
and richer soil. 
25 bu. size (1 can) 
not ppd. ... $2.50 
30 bu. size (six 5 bu. 
cans) not ppd. $3.25 
Strain of Mandarin—a most 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. 
Thoculate 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. 
3. 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 Ibs. 
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 
Developed by Purdue Experiment Station. 
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. Recommended by 
Minnesota Experiment Station for hay, in the 
Southern Zone. Recommended for Northern 
Iowa by Iowa Experiment Station. Produced 
43.8 bu. per acre at Cherokee, Iowa, 39.8 bu. at 
Kanawha, Iowa, and 37.6 bu. at Hudson, Iowa, 
in 1944 U.S.D.A. trials. Analysis: 40.1% -pro- 
tein, 20.1% oil (with iodine number of 131). 
See Blue Figure Price List. 
HABARO 
Developed at University Farm. MHabaro’s 28 
to 35 inch plants are highly resistant to lodging. 
Seed and hay yields run about as high as any 
variety tested at the Waseca Station. Recom- 
mended for seed and hay production in Minne- 
sota’s Southern Zone, South Central Zone and 
the southernmost two-thirds of Central Zone. 
Produced 36.8 bu. per acre at Waseca, and 29.6 
bu. at St. Paul, in 1944 U.S.D.A. tests, Analysis: 
42.8% protein, 18.8% oil (with 134 Iodine 
number), Recommended by Minnesota Experi- 
ment Station. See Blue Figure Price List. 
MANCHU, Wisconsin 606 
Developed by Wisconsin Experiment Station. 
Similar to Habaro in yield, and maturity, with 
fairly good standing ability. Averages 1.5% to 
2% higher in oil content than Habaro. Adapted 
for seed and hay production in Minnesota’s 
Southern Zone, South Central Zone and Southern 
two-thirds of Central Zone, and for hay only in 
the Northern third of Central Zone, and in North 
Central Zone. Produced 34.1 bu. per acre at 
Waseca, and 33.4 bu. at St. Paul, in 1944 
U.S.D.A. tests. Analysis: 40.7% protein, 
20.2% oil (with 136.8 iodine number). Recom- 
mended by Minnesota Experiment Station. See 
Blue Figure List. 
OTTAWA MANDARIN 
An improved Mandarin from Dominion Em 
periment Farm, Ottawa. Plants grow 27 to 33 
inches high, with good standing ability, purple 
flowers and yellow pods with 2 to 4 buff seeds. 
Produced 33.8 bu. per acre at Waseca, and 31.4 
bu. at St. Paul, the leading variety in 1944 
U.S.D.A. tests. Analysis: 42.9% protein, 
18.4% oil (with 134.9 iodine number). Ottawa 
is higher in yield and oil than Mandarin Wis. 
507. Ottawa: strain is recommended for seed 
and hay production in Southern, South Central, 
Central, and North Central Zones, and for hay 
only in Northern Zone, When planted late 
(June 20) in Southern Zone, Ottawa ripened 
and produced 25 bu. per acre. Recommended by 
Minnesota Experiment Station. See Blue Figure 
List. 
EARLYANA 
Developed by Purdue Experiment 
Plants are semi-whiplike, with the pods along 
the main stem. Lower branches and pods are 
borne well off the ground. Flowers are purple, 
pods are brown, fairly large, with two, three and 
occasionally four medium sized seeds. Seeds 
seldom shatter when ripe, are straw yellow with 
brown speck on a pale hilum. Contains 43 to 
45% protein, 19.5% to 21% oil (with 129 to 
131 iodine number). In Northern Iowa tests, 
Earlyana yielded two bu. per acre more than 
Richland, proved four days earlier and better 
adapted to thinner soils. Recommended for 
Northern Iowa by the Iowa Experiment Station. 
Produced 36.9 bu. per acre at Waseca, and 28.1 
bu, at St. Paul in 1944 U.S.D.A. tests. Approved 
by American Society of Agronomy. See Blue 
Figure List, 
Be Sure To Try 
WEEDONE 
The Original 2-4D Weed Killer. 
See page 64 for complete information. 
Station. 


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