

MATURITY ZONES 

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: 
2 bu. size. .$0.30 
5bu.size.. .55 
25 bu. size (1 can) 
not ppd. ... $2.50 
30 bu. size (six 5 bu. 
cans) not ppd. $3.25 

SOYBEAN root with nodules 
produced by - NITRAGIN 
inoculation. NITRAGIN 
bacteria within the nodules 
aid in producing higher pro- 
tein hay, more soybeans 
‘and richer soil. 

The Ottawa Strain of Mandarin—a most profitable crop for Minnesota farms. 
How To Grow Good Croms 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. 
Inoculate seed with Nitragin (below) ~ and 
plant as follows: 
1. In ordinary 6 in. rows with a grain drill, 
using 90 to 120 lbs. of beans per acre. 
Pa irs 12 in. rows, using a grain drill and 
plugging up every other drill, using 80 
to 90 lbs. 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 lbs. 
of beans per acre. 
4. Soy Beans may also be planted in rows 30, 
36 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. 
Profitable Soy Bean Varieties for the North 
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. 
1946 U.S.D.A. data on 8 years testing shows 
Habaro averaged 27.9 bushels per acre yield, 
ranked first in protein content with 43.3%, oil 
content 18.6%, and iodine number of oil 133. 
Recommended by Minnesota Experiment Station. 
See Blue Figure Price List. 
OTTAWA MANDARIN 
An improved Mandarin 
periment Farm, Ottawa. Plants grow 27 to 
inches high, with good standing ability, purple 
flowers and yellow pods with 2 to 4 buff seeds, 
1946 U.S.D.A. data on 3 years testing shows 
Ottawa Mandarin averaged 27.3 bushels per 
acre yield (highest in its maturity group), 
42.6% protein, 19.2% oil of 131 iodine number. 
Ottawa is higher in yield and oil than Mandarin 
Wis. 507. Ottawa strain is recommended for seed 
Ex- 
28 
oo 
from Dominion 
FLAMBEAU 
A popular variety in northern states, original- 
ly introduced from Russia and thoroughly tested 
at Wisconsin’s Experiment Station. Flambeau 
grows 22 to 26 inches tall and is not as highly 
resistant to lodging as Ottawa Mandarin. How- 
ever, it has proved to be a good seed producer 
and is about equal to Kabott in oil percentage. 
It is adapted for seed production in the northern 
one-third of the Central Zone and in the North 
Central and Northern Zones. It is recommended 
by the Minnesota Crop Improvement Association 
for hay production in the North Central and 
Northern Zones. 
MANCHU, Wisconsin 606 
Developed by Wistonsin 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 

and hay production in Southern, South Central, Central Zone. 1946 U.S.D.A. data on 3 years 
Central, and North Central Zones, and for hay testing shows Wis, Manchu 606 averaged 27.6 
only in Northern Zone. When planted late bushels per acre yield, with 41.4% protein, 
(June 20) in Southern Zone, Ottawa ripened 19.9% oil of 135 iodine number. Recommended 
and produced 25 bu. per acre. Recommended by by Minnesota Experiment Station, See Blue 
Minnesota Experiment Station. See Price List. Figure List. 
C a 
anada Yellow Field Peas 
Field Peas are better suited to the Northwest of oats to 1% bushels of peas per acre. Drill 
than other annual legumes for building up worn- the peas in 4 inches deep, as early as the 
out soils. They are usually grown with oats ground can be worked. Then, 2 or 3 weeks 
for hay, a combination equal in feeding value later, sow the oats, drilling it in the other 
to clover hay. They contain more digestible way. If the oats are sown with the peas, they 
crude protein and fat than alfalfa and corn, grow too rapidly, and check or smother the 
When they are grown with oats, they are °- oh : 
threshed together, and easily separated with a growth of the peas. Price: 5 Ibs. $1.25, Dost- 
fanning mill after threshing, thereby getting Paid. For prices on larger quantities, see Price 
two crops from one operation. Sow 2 bushels List. 


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