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_ they are thoroughly dry, after which they may be shelled 
- out and fed in combination with other grains. 
33—Soybeans. Are they profitable and which is the best va- 
riety? Answer—Soybeans now are grown extensively 
_ throughout the nation. They are the second money crop, 
+4 — corn being first. As a hay crop, they outyield Red Clover 
and are equal to it in feeding value. For a green manure 
crop to turn under just before they ripen, they top the 
list. Sown with Sudan Grass, they make an excellent sum- 
mer pasture. May be planted in rows 36 to 42 inches 
apart, cultivated one way, using 4% bushel of seed per 
acre, although good results are obtained in sowing broad- 
cast, using 1 bushel of seed per acre, providing the land 
is free of weeds. We recommend the drill method as the 
best. Another good way to plant Soybeans is in combina- 
tion with Corn, dropping one or two beans in each hill 
of Corn and when you cut the Corn for silage the Soys 
furnish the balance ration of feed equal to cotton seed 
meal. If you don’t have a silo, put Soys in Corn anyway 
and after harvesting the Corn turn the stock in to get the 
Stray ears and Soys. This is just extra profit for you. As 
a hogging down crop Soys and Corn cannot be beaten. 
Also make an excellent hay crop but should be cut for hay 
just as the pods are formed before the seed is fully de- 
veloped, so as to prevent the leaves from shattering off. 
Soybeans should not.be planted until all danger of frost 
is over, but you may continue to plant for hay crop until 
the middle of July in this territory. There is a wide dif- 
ference of opinion as to the best variety. Up here we 
prefer Certified Lincoln and Hawkeyes. They produce 
- good hay crop and a ripe crop of beans. 
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the Corn Belt? Answer—yYes and no. It will do well wher- 
ever Oats do well but it is grown more extensively in Wis- 
consin than any of the other states; primarily because 
they are close to Milwaukee, where it is used for malting. 
Should be seeded in the early spring just as soon as you 
can get on the ground, using grain drill sowing 2% to 3 
bushels of seed per acre. Barley makes a good grain crop 
if you wish to sow with Clover or Alfalfa. Generally Bar- 
| ___ ley stands up better than Oats and that adds to its value 
| when seeding Alfalfa, Clover or other grass seeds with it. 
' ‘The Wisconsin Agriculture College has devoted more time, 
Be talent and money to the betterment of this particular 
crop than any state in the union. For general purposes 
| the Moore Barley, which is a Barbless variety, is still at 
| the top of the list. Top yields in the Southern part of 
- Wisconsin about 80 bushels per acre. Normal yield about 
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55 to 60 bushels per acre. Ground Barley mixed with 
: Ground Oats, Corn and other Grains makes wonderful 
hog and cattle feed. Treat your Barley Seed with New 
| Improved Ceresan before sowing. It will improve the 
' quality and increase the yield. This is listed in our An- 
: nual Catalog. 
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| 35—Spring Wheat.- Which is the leading variety and is this a 
profitable crop? Answer—Henry, a Bearded Variety, gives 
best results in this section of the nation. It produces very 
stiff straw, medium height, stands up well, does not lodge 
easily. Heads are protected by the beards, so under nor- 
mal conditions the Wheat is a bright golden yellow, de- 
Manding top prices in the market. Should be seeded with 
grain drill just as soon as you can get on the ground, 
using 114 to 134 bushels of seed per acre. This variety 
was developed by the Wisconsin Experiment Station. It 
is considered a rather tall variety although matures early. 
Is resistant to stem-rust, and a high yielder, averaging 
_ 30 bushels and more per acre in Northern latitudes over 
the past few years. Treat your Wheat Seed with New 
Questions, Answers and Recommendations Based on Exhaustive Test and Experiments 
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Improved Ceresan before sowing. It will improve the 
quality and increase the yield. This is listed in our An- 
nual Catalog. 
36—Oats. Which is the best variety of Seed Oats? Answer— 
That’s a hard question to answer. Some people like the 
New Clinton best, some prefer the New Nemaha, some 
like Mindo and others. It is impossible to say with accu- 
racy which is really the best variety of Seed Oats today. 
We can say, without fear of contradiction, that for sev- 
eral years now in Southern Wisconsin, Northern Illinois 
and adjacent territory, the New Nehama and New Clin- 
ton have given universal satisfaction, big yields and ex- 
cellent quality. Down in Central or Southern Illinois 
some other varieties have taken the lead; the same is true 
in Minnesota and Iowa. The Agricultural Colleges are 
constantly working to furnish better and larger yielding 
varieties, and no one can say, with accuracy, that we have 
yet attained the top in this all important crop. We can 
say with firmness that the New Clinton and the New 
Nemaha and two or three others were greatly improved 
over the old standard sorts, and are giving perfect satis- 
faction throughout the nation. The yield on Seed Oats 
will depend, in a measure, on the soil, the same as applies 
to any other crop, and we recommend keeping the fer- 
tility of your Oat fields up to a high state the same as you 
do on your Corn acreage.. It will pay dividends to do so. 
Oats should be seeded just as soon as you can get on the 
ground in the spring, using 24% to 3 bushels per acre. 
Recommend treating with Improved Ceresan before sow- 
ing, which will insure a bigger, better and more profitable 
crop. 
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37—Hybrid Seed Corn. Which are the best numbers? Answer 
—That depends on locality where planted. There are 
many excellent numbers of Hybrid Seed Corn, but in this 
section of the country Funk’s G-Hybrid various numbers 
gives the best satisfaction for an assured large crop of 
hard, high feeding value corn. We like G-114 as an out- 
standing, dependable yellow variety and we recommend 
it for this territory across Northern Illinois and Southern 
Wisconsin. 
38—Flint Corn and How to Use Profitably. Primarily for hog- 
ging down and for production in extreme northern terri- 
tories where yellow and white dent Corn rarely mature. 
Every farmer should plant 4 or 5 acres of Yellow Flint 
Corn for early fall feed. You can snap it and feed it early, 
or if you wish, you can turn the hogs in and they will 
do the job themselves. The leading varieties are Long- 
fellow Yellow Flint and Improved Yellow Yankee. Stalks 
grow 7 to 714 feet high. Ears are borne about 3 feet from 
the ground. Glossy yellow grains. Eight rows to the cob. 
39—Silo Corn. What do you consider best variety? Answer— 
Silo King, in our opinion, tops the list. We have grown 
and offered it for a good number of years and it has 
given universal satisfaction to dairymen throughout the 
northern dairy country. It is an open-pollinated type 
corn grown in the South. It will not mature a hard grain 
corn crop in this area. Produces tall stalks averaging 
10 to 12: feet high on fertile soil, and on low bottom 
ground much taller. It produces an abundance of broad, 
thick leaves and the ears are set heavy, but the Corn does 
not ripen in this latitude but it surely makes a marvelous 
Silage and produces heavy tonnage per acre. We recom- 
mend drilling in rows 42 inches apart, cultivated one way, 
using 30 Ibs. of seed per acre. If you want some ripe 
Corn in your silo, mix one-third native Corn with two- 
thirds of Silo King. This combination makes better feed- 
ing value than just silage alone. 
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