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Check Germination on’49 Seed! 
Warning! An alarming majority of 1948 crop 
soybean samples tested at Minnesota State Seed 
Laboratory show unusually low germination this 
year. It is believed that weather conditions 
before harvest are responsible. Beans grown over 
a wide area of the Midwest, that were perfectly 
dry at harvest and properly stored, are testing 
only 50% to 65% germination! As a result, 
seed testing 80% or better will be considered 
acceptable in 1949, and it’s doubtful that there 
ts be sufficient seed of early varieties testing 
O- 
_ Don’t take chances on seed. It’s the founda- 
tion for your crop. Insist on the highest quality 
seed stocks available, and government recom- 
mended, early varieties, that are safe for your 
section and suited to early combine harvesting 
in Minnesota. Our seed stocks have been care- 
fully tested, 
Canada Yellow Field Peas 
Field Peas are better suited to the Northwest 
than other annual legumes for building up worn- 
out soils. They are usually grown with oats 
for hay, a combination equal in feeding value 
to clover hay. They contain more digestible 
crude protein and fat than alfalfa and corn, 
When they are grown with oats, they are 
threshed together, and easily separated with a 
fanning mill after threshing, thereby getting 
two crops from one operation. Sow 2 bushels 
of oats to 1% bushels of peas per acre. Drill 
the peas in 4 inches deep, as early as the 
ground can be worked. Then, 2 or 3 weeks 
later, sow the oats, drilling it in the other 
way. If the oats are sown with the peas, they 
grow too rapidly, and check or smother the 
growth of the peas. Price: 5 Ibs. $1.35, postpaid. 
For larger quantities, see Price List. 
Get More SOY BEANS 
inoculate your seed with NITRAGIN 
2 bu. size. .$0.30 25 bu. size (1 can) 
5 bu. size. . 55 not ppd. eee $2.50 
30 bu. size (six 5 bu. 
cans) not ppd. $3.25 


The Ottawa Strain of Mandarin—a most profitable crop for Minnesota farms. 
How To Grow Good Cros 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) 
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 lbs. per acre. 
8. 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. 
and 
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- 
Btock. 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. Habaro’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 from Dominion Ex- 
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, 
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 
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 Price List. 
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, 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. 1946 U.S.D.A. data on 3 years 
testing shows Wis. Manchu 606 averaged 27.6 
bushels per acre yield, with 41.4% protein, 
19.9% oil of 135 iodine number. Recommended 
by Minnesota Experiment Station, See Blue 
Figure List. 
NEW HAWKEYE 
Hawkeye is the latest release of soybeans and 
it is adapted to the 115-125 day corn area. Hawk- 
eye was developed at the Iowa Experiment Station 
in cooperation with the U. S. Department of Agri- 
culture and the U. S. Regional Soybean Labora- 
tory. Hawkeye is the result of a cross between 
Mukden and Richland. It is about a week later 
than Manchu 3 and is about five days earlier than 
Mukden, The plants stand up well and the seeds 
are produced high on the stem, Hawkeye has out- 
yielded all other varieties for a four year period 
in the area where it is adapted. 
The seeds are yellow, about the same size as 
Manchu and are produced two to three per pod. 
The hilum is black. Oil content is about 21%. 
Hawkeye is generally adapted to the northern 
parts of Iowa, Illinois, Indiana and Ohio, the 
southern parts of Michigan and Wisconsin, and to 
Northeastern Nebraska. Farmers in this area 
should try Hawkeye this year. See Blue Figure 
Price List. 

INOCULATE YOUR SOY BEAN SEED 
every year — even though planted on fields 
that have been inoculated before! 

Plant Minnesota Grown Seed for Ripe Beans, and Inoculate with Nitragin 
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