SOY BEANS 
See Yellow List for prices. 
Soy beans are one of the most valuable crops one can 
raise. AS a hay crop, soy beans are higher in protein 
content than clover and equal to alfalfa hay. Are excel- 
lent for silage grown with corn. Do not plant too early; 
about corn planting time or later. Inoculate seed with 
Nitragin before planting. Cover seed lightly. 
CULTURE. For silage, the usual amount of corn is 
planted and soy beans added at the rate of 10 pounds 
per acre. 
For hay, plant 60 to 90 pounds per acre in rows 20 to 36 
inches apart. Harvest when pods are well filled and 
leaves commence to turn. Allow to wilt in swath, then 
rake up and place in small cocks. Curing sometimes re- 
quires several days and should be thorough. Soy beans 
drop their leaves quite easily and should be cut before 
any number have fallen. They should be handled as little 
as possible to retain the most leaves. 
For hogging-off plant 30 to 60 pounds per acre in rows 
20 to 42 inches apart. 
MANCHU, WIS. 606. This popular variety is especially 
recommended for the Northwest for hay, dry beans, as 
well as planting with corn for silage. Beans are yellow, 
of medium size and mature medium early. Yields of 
beans will average around 25 bushels to the acre. 
New Improved Ceresan. For wheat, oats, barley, rye, 
sorghums, millets and flax, to control certain smuts 
and other seed-borne diseases. Usually reduces seed 
decay and seedling damping-off of flax, peas and sugar 
beets. See page 46 for price of Ceresan. 
FIELD PEAS 
Prices given on Special Yellow List. 
Are not only profitable as a dry shelled crop, but may 
also be used for hay, pasture, or soiling with excellent 
results. Peas are second only to clover in their soil en- 
riching properties and can be grown under almost any 
condition of soil or climate. Seed at the rate of 2% to 3 
bushels to the acre. : 
CANADA YELLOW FIELD PEAS. The standard field pea 
of the Northwest, and needs no description. It is always 
in demand either as a dry pea for cooking, or for pigeons. 
MARROWFEFAT FANCY. Vines grow 4 to 5 feet high bear- 
ing long, round pods with 5 to 7 large round peas. Yields 
abundantly. SUNFLOWER 
Mammoth Russian 
Are especially useful in the poultry run, as the large 
leaves furnish shade for young chicks; also, the seeds 
make a good addition to the poultry ration. They are 
very rich in oil and protein and are splendid to feed 
during the moult and winter months. They are also 
valuable for hogs. Sow 2 to 3 lbs. to the acre. Prices 
given on Yellow price list. 
BUCKW HEAT 
Buckwheat can be sown as late as July and still pro- 
duce a crop, or it may also be plowed under for soiling. 
Sow % to 1 bushel per acre, as late as possible, and 
still have crop well developed before severe frosts eccur. 
Light, well-drained soils are best for this crop. 
Common 
Seed is a rich dark brown and larger than Silver Hull. It 
resists drought and blight very well and produces seed 
early. Refer to Yellow lists for prices. 
BARLEY 
Prices given on Special Yellow List. 
Treat seed with New Improved Ceresan or Ceresan M 
at the rate of one-half ounce of the chemical dust to 
each bushel of Barley. Plant as early in spring as a 
good seedbed can be prepared; sow 1% to 2 bushels per 
acre. Sow Barley on well drained, loam soil. Apply 200 
to 300 pounds of commercial fertilizer per acre where 
needed. 
MOORE. A six-row, white, smooth awned variety with 
a moderately compact head. It is suitable for either 
malting or feed. Yields slightly more than Wisc. 38 and 
the straw lodges somewhat less. Moderately resistant 
to spot blotch and mildew but is susceptible to leaf rust, 
stipe, loose and covered smut. 
WISCONSIN NO. 38 (BARBLESS). A smooth awned 
barley developed by the Wisconsin station. Resistant to 
barley stripe. Has a large head and plump kernel and 
stands the heat and dry weather better than other va- 
rieties. Many yields of 40 to 50 bushels are reported. A 
fine malting variety. Sow at the rate of two bushels to 
the acre. 
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Useful Farm Information 
We have bulletins on alfalfa, Ranger Alfalfa, Ladino 
Clover, Sweet Clover, Soy Beans, Forage crop Silage 
Brome Grass, Hybrid Field Corn, Sudan Grass, Reed 
Canary Grass, Birdsfoot Trefoil. Write or call for any 
Bulletin you are interested in. 
FLAX 
See Special Yellow List for prices. 
Flax can be sown only about once in six or seven years 
on the same ground. It is a splendid crop to grow on 
new breaking, for it not only produces a good paying 
crop but it also helps to prepare the soil for future 
crops, leaving ground in a nice mellow condition. Be- 
fore sowing, it is especially important to have the ground 
well firmed. Sow 25 to 30 pounds to the acre, as early 
as possible and yet avoid the last killing spring frost. 
It is also recommended that it be seeded’ in the latter 
part of April or early part of May instead of the latter 
part of May and early part of June. Early seeding of 
ot RD aay tea te gh varieties helps to overcome the Wilt 
an ust. 
RED WING. A variety somewhat earlier than Bison 
and recommended for Central and Southern Minnesota. 
Red Wing was developed by the Minn. Agric, Sta. Seed 
is medium size and gives a very high quality oil. 
B 5128. Large seeded, late maturing, tall growing and 
high yielder. Similar to Bison, moderately wilt resistant 
and excellent rust resistant. 
KOTO. A tall growing Flax which shows much 
promise. It has been a high yielder and fairly rust 
resistant. Produces oil of good quality. Maturity Mid- 
WHEAT 
Prices given on Special Yellow List. 
Sow at the rate of 75-90 pounds to the acre. 
HENRY. A Feed Wheat. Recently developed by Wis- 
consin, a superior yielding wheat which can successfully 
be planted with oats. It matures about five days later 
than Vicland Oats. Henry is moderately resistant to 
black stem rust, and leaf rust, while moderately suscep- 
tible to scab and covered smut. It has a moderately stiff 
Straw. Kernels are large and of soft texture as a rule. 
MIDA SPRING WHEAT. A new bearded variety of 
Spring wheat. It resembles Rival a good deal in field 
appearance. Is early in maturity, has a stiff straw, and 
is resistant to leaf rust. It has a deeper colored grain 
that thrashes easily. In general performance, it has 
shown up better than Regent. 
LEE BLUE TAG SPRING WHEAT. Early, bearded, mod- 
erately resistant to bunt, leaf or stem rust. Little sus- 
ceptible to loose smut. Short medium strength straw. 
Equal to Thatcher for milling and baking. Developed by 
Minnesota in cooperation with U. S. Department of 
Agriculture. Recommended. 
MARQUIS. A beardless, mid-late, strong strawed wheat 
with medium height, susceptible to stem rust and leaf 
rust but resistant to loose smut. A good milling and 
baking variety for Minn., Dakotas and Mont. 
RYE 
Prices given on Special Yellow List. 
EMERALD. Developed by the Minn. Exp. Sta. 
Northwest growing. Has greenish colored seed, 
heads and is strong strawed. Grows medium tall. 
IMPERIAL. One of Wisconsin’s newest releases. It 
was developed for a colorless seed and produces a medium 
tall plant similar to Rosen. 
ROSEN. Is adapted for the southern portions of rye pro- 
ducing areas, where winters are not too severe. Tose) 
good variety there. 
Dwarf Essex RAPE 
An annual forage plant which may be eaten off by any 
Kind of livestock, but it is pre-eminently adapted for 
cattle and swine. A good crop will furnish at least 12 
tons of green feed an acre. Thrives best on good soil. 
rich in vegetable matter. Slough lands are excellent. 
Sow broadcast, 5 pounds an acre or sow in rows thirty 
inches apart and cultivated 1 to 2 pounds an acre. 
Rape may be sown as late as July ist, and produce a 
fali pasture. Prices given on special field seed Price list. 
SPELTZ 
While not quite equal to oats, it makes a fair horse feed. 
It yields more than wheat or barley and even the straw 
if cut slightly green has a good amount of feeding value. 
Speltz makes a fine feed for hogs and poultry. Sow in 
drills at the rate of 1% to 2 bushels to the acre. Prices 
are given on special field seed price list. 
SORGHUM 
EARLY BLACK AMBER SORGHUM. A fine variety for 
cane production for the making of Syrup. Plant in rows 
and cultivate the same as corn. Sow 2 to 5 lbs. of seed 
to the acre. Prices given on special yellow price list. 
WACONTIA ORANGE. An improved strain over the Amber 
Sorghum. Stalks are shorter but much sturdier and 
withstand the storms much better against lodging. Pro- 
duce a high quality syrup. See special list for prices. 
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