SOY BEANS 
Here is the crop that is spreading fast 
in Eastern agriculture. It fits well into 
the farm feed program. An easy crop 
to grow. 
Soy bean hay has been shown 
equal to clover or alfalfa hay in feed 
value when cut at the proper time. 
The beans have a high protein con- 
tent—up to 36 per cent. The meal 
makes an excellent base for mash. 
Soy beans may also be fed as pasture 
or used in with corn silage. Combined 
with oats, sudan grass, millet or sor- 
ghum—offers a wide variety of nutri- 
tious feeds. 
Soy beans will grow on most any 
type of soil. It is important to inocu- 
late. Properly inoculated beans on 
poor lands will build a high nitrogen 
content into the soil for following 
crop. If the soil is sour, lime should 
be applied to get best crop results. 
Don't plant too early. Wait for 
warm soil. Thus avoid poor stands 
and weed trouble. 
Be Sure to 
INOCULATE 
Soy Bean Seed 
EVERY time you plant! Your crop will 
do better ... pay much better. Yield 
of hay will be increased. Bean crop 
will be greater. Protein content will 
be higher. Your soil will be definitely 
improved (without proper inocula- 
tion, soy beans are soil robbers). 
Hoffman Inoculant provides wonder- 
ful crop insurance—at almost no cost! 
Picture below shows inoculated 
beans on left, not inoculated on 
““WILSON BLACK’’type soy 
beans. Here is the most popular soy 
bean of the East for hay purposes. 
Early enough to mature the beans in 
lower Pennsylvania, Ohio, New Jer- 
sey and to the south; has produced 
up to around 30 bushels per acre in 
good seasons. Makes a great growth 
of slender stems, sometimes five feet 
on good ground. Three to four feet 
even on poorer soil. Often yields two 
to four tons of high protein hay per 
acre. Its rich growth makes it an ex- 
cellent pasture variety. Some folks 
use it to plant in with their corn. The 
nitrogen produced by inoculated soy 
bean seed helps the corn crop, and 
the resulting ensilage is high in feed- 
ing value. 115-day maturity. 
“\CHIEF’’ soy beans. An excellent 
variety with which to produce beans 
where the season permits. Takes 
around 120 days. Heavy yielder. 
Stiff straw. Used in ensilage. Stands 
well until cut or combined. Beans do 
not shatter easy—they are well en- 
closed in the pods. 
“KINGWA” (black) type soy beans. 
This variety, though comparatively 
new in the East, has done very well. 
Also a hay type bean. Leafy, finer 
stemmed than some types. 

“\LINCOLN’”’ 
Really 
worthy of your attention. One writer 
calls the “Lincoln” the most outstand- 
ing of all varieties yet introduced. 
Was developed in Illinois. For the 
past eight years has been through a 
vast proving period—throughout the 
soy beans. 
soy bean belt. Extending through 
Ohio, west into a half dozen states. 
Yield tests there show “Lincoln” 
ahead by 20 per cent—over other 
standard mid-season varieties. 
An outstanding quality of “Lincoln” 
is the manner in which it stands up. 
Produced better quality seed. Ma- 
tured along with Illini and Dunfield, 
yet averaged 8 per cent more oil with 
a higher iodine number. In some re- 
gional tests, “Lincoln” led by nearly 
6 bushels per acre. Contained more 
oil than several competing strains. 
Here is a chance to cut production 
costs by 25 per cent—more yield on 
same acreage. “Lincoln” is a coming 
type for bean production. 
“\MANCHU’’ type soy beans. Yel- 
low variety. Good for bean produc- 
tion, for meal and oil. Produces large 
quantities of medium-sized beans, 
maturing in about 110 days. Used 
sometimes for forage and for hogging 
down. Will not make as good or as 
much hay as “Wilson's.” 
right. Don’t take a chance. Inocu- 
late soy beans, always! 

Creosote 
In painting with creosote, shel- 
ters, brooder coop floors and 
other poultry equipment apt to 
come in contact with birds, the 
painting should be done 10 
days to 2 weeks before birds 
use equipment. This will give 
the chemical fumes a chance 
to escape and eliminate the 
danger of burning and possible 
mortality. 
Soy Beans 
To obtain the highest yield of 
hay, it seems best to let soy 
beans stand until the beans in 
the pods are plump and nearly 
full size, but not until the 
leaves begin to fall. This stage 
of growth also gives the high- 
est yield of protein per acre. 
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Thyroprotein 
Work is in progress on increas- 
ing milk and fat production, 
particularly among medium or 
low-producing cows with thyro- 
protein. Some cases of 5 to 
20% milk increases and 25 to 
50% total fat increases are re- 
ported. Further work is needed 
to determine the effect of this 
new drug when fed for longer 
periods of time. 
New Yorkers—Note 
An experienced corn grower 
writes: “More corn fields are 
ruined in New York State by 
planting too thick than from 
any other cause.” Funk G Hy- 
brid seed_is SURE—top germi- 
nation. No need for heavy 
planting. It’s wasteful! 
Poison Ivy 
Poison ivy can be readily de- 
stroyed by spraying with a so- 
lution of ammonium sulfamate 
—*%* pound of the chemical per 
gallon of water. One gallon 
per 200 square feet. Spray 
June through August. A _ sec- 
ond application may sometimes 
be necessary. 
Better Hogs 
Hogs receiving adequate and 
regular amounts of protein 
fatten faster and more eco- 
nomically. Both fat and lean 
meat is harder, keeps better, 
is of superior quality. Some 
folks claim if a hog is fed 2 or 
3 pounds of sugar daily for 2 
days before slaughter, meat 
quality will be improved. 
