The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1912-07-25

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GROWING SOY BEANS
Fred E. Meyer, Button. Ohio. writes
as follows:
please give me information how to
SOW soy beans. would like to have
them in rows far enought apart so I
can cultivate them. Please state
amount Of seed per acre"
Soy beans are used very extensively
for haytng purposes throughout Ohio.
Together with cowpeas. soy beans
Ell very important place ia crop ro-
tatien. and make q good hay crop. be-
cause II an early crop should fail or
partially fail. II is possible to grow
crop OF soy beans during the summer
months. One OF the chief objections to
soy beans as a hay crop is that the
stems become very fbrous or woody
unless harvested early.
Soy beans make very good silaSe
crop when mixed with corn. The
best results can be obtained by using
two parts Of corn to one Of soy beans.
The Ohio experiment station has
found that best results are obtained
when these two crops are grown separ-
ately and mixed at the time OF filing
the silo. putting in two loads OF corn
and then one load Of soy beans.
For soiling purposes soy beans do
very well. mainly because they come
on later than oats, rye. and other crops
used for this purpose. Also. because
q Tds Tds ssr sSSs- -f- Of the plant. it stands a
great deal ot hot weather.
Soy beans. being similar to the other
ieguminous crops. improve the soil by
gathering nitrogen from the air. If
SOY beans or clovers have not been
grown on the field previously. the soy
beans VIII not. or are apt not to do so
we'll the flrst year. The presence OF
soil bacteria is necessary to obtain the
best results. This bacteria seems to
be present in more desirable guam
titles after the beans have been grown
: In the same field at least one year.
There are number Of varieties that
are grown very successfully in Ohio.
bur the medium green is the best and
most widely grown. IT requires from
ninety to one hundred days for matur-
ing. It is a very good crop for pro-
ducing hay. but. on the other hand.
must be handled with care or it will
shatter its seed very badly The Ito
San is an extensively used variety. 1t
IS ten to ff.ze2 days earlier than the
medium g.een, but does not yield as
much seed. nor is it as satisfactory
for hay as medium green. There are
several other yarities. such as me-
dunn yellow. medium early black, and
medium brown. but the two mem
TONED above are the best.
The soy bean requires seed bed
similar to that Of corn. 1t will pro-
duce larger yields Of forage on fertile
soils. but seems to produce more seed
or soils that are only medium in fer
tility. The application Of stable ma
uure is very profitable for growing
soy beans.
In seeding soy beans. il Cor raising
seed ely they should be drilled in
rows twenty-sour to thirty inches
aoart. which IS wide enough to enable
them to be cultivated. II grown for
forage only. or for green manuring
purposes. they are usually drilled eight
inches apart by the use Of the common
grain drill. The Ohio experiment
station has not found wide variance
In forage production between fields
where the beans were drilled eight
faches apart as compared with those
drilled twenty four inches apart.
When drilled eight inches apart, the
stalks do not grow as large. and for
this reason seem to make q little bet
Ter Quality OF hay than when drilled !
In wider rows.
With the rows twenty-eight to thirty |
inches apart. it requires about one-half
sushes of seed to the acre; two foot
rows require about three pecks. and il
drilled solid. from one and one-half to
two bushels to the acre.
The tillage implements used for cul-
tivating soy beans are similar to those
nsed for corn. In some cases the
wee6er has given very good satisfac-
ton, but usually the one-horse harrow
tooth cultivator is used. An cultira-
tion should be shallow and level.
When harvesting for hay. the soy
beans should be cut just as soon as the
pods begin to form. for two reasons
arst. to preserve the leaves. which is
the most important part OF forage
purposes. and second. the stem IS not
so woody at this stage OF the plants
growth. Il the plants are left until
the beans are matured. the stems are
very woody and Of little value for hay
If the plant is to be used for silage
pu,pe :es. it may be permitted to stand
until It is more mature and yet make
good feed.
When cutting for seed. it is reces-
ssry to harvest before the seeds are
ripe, SO as to prevent losing large
portion Of the seeds by shattering.
The moving machine and the hay
rake are the best implements for har-
Sesting the soy saans. There have
been some special machines designed
or this purpose. but they have not
proven satisfac. -. When threashing
for seed. the orc rary threshing ma
chine will handle the work satisTactor-
tly. but should be run at q very mo6er-
ate speed with the concaves blank.
A little more grain. pienty Of good
nay. and the ,4crolgh use OF the cur.
comb and brush is about the on:v
whip that most farm horses need.
The fact thatN,.,,o,