There Is Big Money in Soybeans 
The great need for Soybean oil has created a tremendous market 
for beans. The oil has a great many uses. The demand will continue 
strong for many years. Oil meal is used as a valuable protein sup- 
plement in feeding live stock. Asa hay crop soybeans outyields Red 
Clover and is equal to it in feeding value. They make a fine green 
manure crop. Soybeans alone or with Sudan Grass may be used for 
Summer pasture. The crop withstands heat and drought. . 
Soybean seed yields will vary according to soil, season and locality. 
20 to 25 bushel of beans per acre are common. Some sections con- 
sider 30 bushel nearer average. Lincolns have yielded 45.9 bu. per 
acre. With farm prices on beans for processing around $3.25 to 
$3.50 per bushel it isn’t hard to see why soybeans are so popular. 
Varieties to Plant 
There are a great many varieties of soybeans. 
The ones we handle are selected because of characteristics that we 
consider outstanding. For early maturity the Richlands are excel- 
lent. Mukdens are our choice for Medium Early and Lincoln for 
principal corn-belt sections. That takes in all areas having climatic 
conditions like the southern % of Iowa and the northern half of 
Missouri. Lincolns and Mukdens can also be used for hay. If you 
want- the crop principally for hay grow the Virginia Brown or 
Kingwa Black. 
Variety Description 
Richland. A fine early yellow bean with high oil content. 
aged 30 bushel per acre in 4 years central Iowa 
test. About 7 days earlier than Illini. Not quite 
as early as Earlyana. Straw very strong. Will 
stand up on richest ground. Somewhat shorter 
than average on thin land. Adapted to southern 
Minnesota, Wisconsin, Northern and Central Iowa 
and sections having similar conditions. Good for 
late planting farther south. 
Mukden. A little later than Richland and a lit- 
tle earlier than Lincoln. An excellent bean for 
sections similar to north central and central Iowa. 
Very popular in southern Iowa because they can 
be harvested fairly early, and are very heavy 
yielders. High quality yellow bean with a very 
strong straw. 
HORN SEED SOWER 
Simplest of all seeders. Sows all smooth seed 
like Clovers, Timothy, Alfalfa, Lespedeza, etc. 
Aver- 
Seed flows from sack through a tube that you 
Has gauge to regulate amount 
Price Postpaid $1.25. 
swing to and fro. 
of seed to sow per acre. 

HAIRY VETCH 
This is also known as Winter Vetch because 
it is very hardy and will winter over in most 
any part of the U. S.. The crop has as wide a 
range of use as Red Clover. Makes excellent hay. 
It furnishes 
pasture the first season when sown in the spring and makes a 
full hay crop the next year. 
Winter Vetch is an excellent cover crop to use in orchards. 
It is a wonderful crop to plow under for green manure. The root 
system is very fiberous and it is a great nitrogen-gathering 
plant. You add a lot of humus as well as soil-building elements 
to the land. Winter or Hairy Vetch does especially 
well on sandy soils and is one of the most profitable 
crops to grow on such land. It can be grown success- 
fully on any well-drained land. This Vetch is highly 
drought resistant and also quite resistant to Alkali. 
It will germinate well on soils too Alkaline for most 
legumes. You can sow in spring or fall. When fall 
sown, acts as a winter annual like wheat. Remains 
green late in the fall, starts early the next spring. Is 
often sown with winter grain to help support the 
crop which has somewhat weak stems for its heavy 
growth. Sow 20 lbs. per acre. Inoculate 
your seed. Price not prepaid 50 lbs. 
$13.60; 100 Ibs., $27.10. Postpaid 1 lb., 
35c; 5 lbs., $1.50; 10 lbs., $2.50. 
Platteville, Wisc. 
Dear Sirs: 
We have used Berry’s Seeds for a long time and 
have always had good results. We are very satisfied. 
Yours very truly, 
Ernest Stanton. 




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Lincoln. 20% to 30% Bigger Yields-——That is the average increase 
in yield of Lincoln over Illini and Dunfield. Further they have the 
highest oil content and the quality of the oil is extra good. The 
Iowa experiment station has this to say: ‘‘'The Lincoln soybean has 
shown its heels in yielding ability to any other bean with which it 
has been compared in the past 5 years in northern, central and 
southern Iowa tests.” - 
Ohio says it should replace all other yellow beans. In Indiana, 
Lincoln yield of 45.9 bu. per acre averaged, 10.2 bu. more than the 
Dunfield and Illini. In an average of 61 tests over 5 years in Ohio, 
Illinois and Nebraska, Lincolns were 6.5 bu. per acre or 22% heavier 
in yield. Another 5 year test in Iowa, Ill., Ohio, Ind., Mo., Wisc., 
Mich., and Va., showed Lincoln yielding 5.2 or 18.6% more. : 
This is the ideal soybean for sections having conditions-like the 
southern two-thirds of Iowa and the northern half of Missouri. 
When planted real early can go north of this area and for late plant- 
ing are good farther south. They stand up fine and hold the beans 
well for combining. See page 33 for prices on Certified and non- 
Certified seed. Both are thoroughly dependable. 
Kingwa. A Black Soybean of outstanding merit and quality. Ac- 
cording to all customers’ reports, it is greatly preferred to Wilson 
Black or Black Ebony both for hay and seed production. Especially 
valuable as a hay variety. 
Virginia. Hay bean. Makes large growth with enormous yields 
of hay. One of the best for poor land. Seed brownish and smaller 
than the average. Requires less seed per acre 1% to1% bu. Prices 
on page 33. 
Planting and Cultivation 
.Soybeans tend to make soil loose. Do not plant on very 
hilly land. Rolling land is OK. If possible disc land a few 
times before planting to eliminate weed growth. Plant at 
-corm planting time. Plant in 36 to 40 inch rows using 
about 40 lbs. per acre or 18 to 20 inch rows 60 Ibs. In 
close drill rows use 1% to 1% bu. Cultivate with har- 
row while small. Harrow across drill rows at least once. 
In wider rows use cultivator. For last cleaning, use sweeps 
so as to keep land level. Cultivate only when beans are dry, 
about mid-day is best. Cut for hay when beans are fairly 
well formed. Combine for seed when leaves have fallen 
and beans are practically ripe. 
Be sure to inoculate your seed before planting. Read 
page 27, Price for Inoculation for Soybeans Only: 2 bu. 
size, 30c; 5 bu. size, 45c; 25 bu. size, $1.95. Carton of 
six 5 bu. sizes! $2.60. 
CYCLONE SEED SOWER 
Well known substantial hand seeder. Turning 
seed in equal amount at equal distances from op- 
erator. _Sows Clovers, Timothy, Alfalfa, Oats, 
Sudan, Wheat, etc. Supply limited. Price Post- 
paid $3.50, 

SPRING VETCH 
This Spring or common Vetch is not as hardy 
as Winter Vetch and should be sown only in the 
spring excepting in areas where temperatures 
do not go below zero. The seeds are much larger and the plant 
makes a coarser growth than Winter Vetch. Although it ‘does 
not stand extreme cold it does prefer a cool-growing season. It 
can be grown as far south as regular field peas can be grown. 
This does not mean Cowpeas but the true peas. In fact, you can 
use’ this crop like Canada Field Peas. A good practice is to sow 
with oats and cut the two together for hay while the oats are 
still green. 
Sow the crop early in the spring. It will stand 
pretty cool weather and some freezing, same as peas. 
of oats, Vetch grows 3 to 5 feet high. Grows fast and 
yields are heavy. Makes excellent feed that is high 
in protein. The crop also may be used as a green 
manure crop and plowed under while in bloom. Then, 
you of course, get no crop but you will add a lot of 
humus and nitrogen to your soil. It is necessary that 
Vetch seed be inoculated. The cost is reasonable. 
See page 27 for information. Package of 
Inoculation for 100 lbs. of Seed Costs only 40e- 
Price Spring Vetch not prepaid: 50 lbs., 
$6.60; 100 lbs., $13.10. Postpaid: 1 Ib., 30e3 
5 lbs., $1.25; 10 lbs., $2.10. 


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z Amsterdam, Mo. 
-Dear Sir: q 
I bought 6 bu. of your “Marvelous Mixture’ and the 
photo I have enclosed, will-show a stand clear up to my 
armpits. It’s a. wonderful crop, Your seed has always 
been very satisfactory. 
Yours very truly, A. E. Semsch. 
crank revolves distributing wheel that scatters - 
Sow 40 to 50 lbs. per acre with a couple of bushel. 
