The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-06-06

Carbohydrates LBS per Ct.
Fat and heat producing matter)
Fat, is per cent.
Threshed seeds contain:
Carbohydrates :. .........2s.os per ct
Fat ;. :. >. :. .......16.0 9 per ct
Cowpeas cut and cured for hay con-
tain:
Pro.ein -. =. ...'.'....ie.s per CT
Carbohydrates .....42. per ct
Fat ...... LIS per ct
Threshed seeds contain:
Protein :. :. ......2S.S per ct
Carbohydrates ....55. per ct
Fat 1T per ct
Authorities differ as to the contents
Of soy beans and cowpeas. One au-
thority places the protein in cowpeas
considered a fair average The yield
of soy beans is another thing In their
favor. At the North Carolina Expert
ment Station an acre produced two and
one-half tons of well cured soy bean
hay, while an acre of cowpeas. under
similar conditions, produced less than
q ton.
The soy bean is a legume and draws
its nitrogen principally from the air.
Hence the large yield makes 1t one Of
the best crops to be turned down for
improving the soil.
100 Bushels Per Acre.
Mr.. James Beiiwood of Virginia, re-
ports that he grew on rich bottom
land over 100 bushels of soy beans per
acre.
Soy Beans as q Balance.
At the Kansas Experiment Station
one part soy beans and FIVE parts KAT
fir corn mixed. made double the amount
Of pork over Kafir corn alone.
One part soy beans to three parts Of
corn will largely increase the feeding
value of the corn.
If soy bean hay be mixed with corn
fodder. shredded corn stalks or timo-
thy hay, half and half, a great saving
will be effected over feeding the diff
ferent foods separately. There appears
to be at least three varieties OF the
soy bean-the Early Yellow, the Medi-
UNI and Mammoth. The Medium Green
Is good all-round variety, but at the
Kansas Experiment Station the Early
Yellow gave the best satisfaction.
Time and Method Of Planting.
For hay, soy beans may be planted
In drills two and one-half to three feet
arart, as early in the season as the
weather will admit Of, say, about the
18th of May. Single seeds may be
di opped in the drills from one to three
inches apart.
Cut while in bloom, or soon after the
pods form.
A mixture of soy beans ana Kaffir
corn, three to Ave seeds of each per
IL OF, makes an excellent hay. II plant
ed early. the hay harvest will come
Off about the 18th of August when we
are apt to have fine weather for cur
ing.
For seed they may be planted in drills
three feet apart, from June Is to July
10 Single plants may be left in the
d. Ills twelve to eighteen inches apart
The soy bean is a bushy, upright plant,
from three to five feet high, and re-
quires distance Late beans, to mature
little before frost, are not apt to be
molested by weevils.
The large percentage of fat in soy
beans is apt to cause them to heat in
bulk. thus destroying their vitality.
Therefore they should remain in the
hull until thoroughly cured.
Whether soy beans be grown for hay
or seed, thorough cultivation from
start to finish will be necessary. II
soy beans be used for food, they should
be soaked in water and the bulls re-
moved; thus treated they make an ex-
appear to be too strong.
The ranker the growth. the more nit
rogen will be drawn from the air.
Therefore 1t pays to fertilize literally.
Fertilizer for Soy Beans.
Mix 400 pounds of muriate of potas h
with 1900 pounds of acid phosphate,
and apply, of the mixture, in the drills,
preferably a few weeks before seeding.
400 10 500 pounds per acre, mix with
the soil and plant as aforesaid.-Byrom
Tyson In Southern Cultivator.