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SOY BEANS 
For Nutritious Hay, 
Meal, Silage, Pasture 

Soy beans fit very well into the 
present-day farm feed program. Are 
valuable for hay. The beans have a 
high protein content . . . the meal 
makes an excellent base for mash. 
May be used in with corn silage or 
also fed as pasture. Combined with 
oats, sudan grass, millet, or sorghum, 
they offer a variety of nutritious feeds. 
““WILSON BLACK’”’ TYPE 
For hay purposes, here is the most 
popular soy bean of the East. 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. Will ma- 
ture the beans in lower Pennsyl- 
vania, Ohio, New Jersey and to the 
south; has produced up to around 30 
bushels per acre in good seasons. Its 
rich growth makes it an excellent pas- 
ture 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 re- 
sulting ensilage is high in feeding 
value. About 115-day maturity. 

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LINCOLN 
Here is a coming type for bean pro- 
duction . . . really worthy of your 
attention. Offers a chance to cut bean 
production costs by maybe 25 per 
cent—by getting more yield from the 
same acreage. 
One writer calls the “Lincoln” the 
most outstanding of all soy bean va- 
rieties yet introduced. Was devel- 
oped in Illinois. Has been through a 
vast proving period throughout the 
soy bean belt. Yield tests show 
“Lincoln” ahead by 20 per cent, 
sometimes more, over other standard 
mid-season varieties. 
One outstanding quality is the 
manner in which it stands up. Pro- 
duces better quality seed. In tests, 
often averages 8 per cent more oil, 
with a higher iodine number, than 
other beans of the same maturity. In 
some regional tests, ‘Lincoln’ led the 
field by nearly 6 bushels per acre, 
and contained more oil than several 
competing strains. 
Well liked by many users here in 
the East . . . destined for wider use. 
MANCHU 
A yellow variety, good for bean pro- 
duction, for meal and oil. Produces 
good yields of medium-sized beans, 
maturing in about 110 days. Some- 
times used for forage and for hog- 
ging down. 
“CAYUGA’’—“SENECA”’ 
Cayuga (black) and Seneca (yellow) 
are both early maturing types. Often 
used in New York State. Not as 
heavy a bean producer as the later 
types of Soy Beans. In favorable 
seasons, can be harvested in time 
for seeding fall grain. If in stock, 
price list will quote. 

EARLYANA 
A newer early variety first offered to 
Hoffman friends just two years ago. 
Bean yields reported here in the East 
have been fine; is fast gaining friends 
by virtue of its early maturing ability. 
“Earlyana” is the earliest soy bean 
variety certified by Illinois, and the 
earliest listed here. Grows medium 
to tall height. Semi-whip-like in 
growth. Lower branches and pods 
well off the ground. Stands up quite 
well until beans are ripe. Seldom 
shatters. Good bean quality. Compo- 
sition: 43 to 45 per cent protein, 19.5 
to. 21 per cent oil. Iodine number of 
oil is 129 to 131. 
Has become quite popular in the 
Mid-West; destined to find wider use 
here. The combination of earliness 
and ability to yield well makes 
“Earlyanas’ more than worthy of a 
trial on your farm this year. 
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Sudan With Soys 
Where soy beans are to be used for pas- 
ture, the inclusion of Sudan grass will 
help keep the soy beans upright, thus 
helping prevent loss due to trampling. 
Protecting Soil 
The shallow root system of soy beans has 
a marked loosening effect on the surface 
layer of the soil. Unless they can be 
followed with a winter cover crop to 
prevent the loosened soil from eroding 
during the winter, soy beans are not rec- 
ommended on hilly or rolling land. 
Soy Bean Hay 
Good soy bean hay is about equal to al- 
falfa or red clover in feeding value, and 
a yield of about 2% tons per acre can 
be expected under normal conditions. 
Requires more curing than other hay. 
Take care to see that stems and pods 
are thoroughly dry before storing. 
Not Too Early 
It’s best not to plant soy beans too early. 
Wait for warm soil. Thus you can avoid 
poor stands and weed trouble. 
