Bogalusa enterprise. [volume] (Bogalusa, La.) 1914-1918, 1915-07-22

gin. Soy beans should receive at least
three civilizations.
Soy beans may be combined ad'
vantageously in many systems OF crop
rotation. The cash value of the SEED
is sufficient to encourage the growing
Of these beans as one Of the main
crops of the rotation, In the South
soy beans are adapted to practically
the same place in rotations as are
cowpeas. In some localities a soy
bean crop is grown between two
wheat crops and In other parts BE-
tween two oat crops. Wheat, winter
oats. and winter barley may follow
SOY beans. Where whole season
can be devoted to soy beans in the
South two crops Of early varieties
can be grown in place Of one late va
riety. BY this practice much larger
yields can be obtained where seeo
production is the object.
Mixtures.
Sow beans may be satisfactorily
grown in combination with otne1
crops. thus affording greater variety
and a larger yield Of forage. A mix
ture of soy beans and cowpeas makes
a very satisfactory hay. Soy beans
are more generally grown with corn
than with any other crop. When sown
in rows with sorghum or Sudan
grass they have given very good re-
: suits.
Soy bean hay makes very nutrl
$ tious feed and is relished by all KINDS
of stock. The chief value of the nay
lies in its high content Of digesttole
5 protein. Feeding experiments lndl
t cate that soy bean hay is fully equa
y to alfalfa hay. The use Of this nay
e which can be grown on the farm
n should reduce the quantity OF fee'
d which it is necessary to purchase
e Sow beans may be cut for hay a
It anv time from the setting of the see
a until the leaves begin to turn yellow
d. The crop is best fitted for hay wne
e. the pods are we'll formed. Soy oea
er hay Is cured much more readily tina
n cowpea hay. The yields of hay rang
m from one to three tons to the acr
t; and occasionally four tons to the ac'
are cut.
The soy bean may often be utilize
. to advantage for pasture for all KING
" OF stock, the most profitable metno
~ ~ perhaps, being to pasture with nog
~ supplementing the corn ration. col
NC and SOY beans may be grown togeth
10 and then pastured down. In this WI
81 the crop is not only profitable in fee
nc ing value but also in the increase
soil fertility due to the manure al
refuse vines.
. Soy Beans for Soiling.
ers Among soiling crops the soy be
re- re, has an important place. Having
'l' high protein value, the crop may
'oo fed to good advantage with less nit
ING genous crops, such as corn, sorgnu
10 and millet. The great variation
i'' the maturity of the varieties mai
Us. it possible to have a succession
veil forage throughout the greater part
aus the summer and fall.
lnu The use of soy beans alone as
'he silage is not to be recommend
Good results are reported where
beans and corn are mixed, three pa
nes. of corn and one part Of soy beans
tro' filing the silo. This silage ke
ton web, is readily eaten by stock,
Ugh the animals show good gains In n
utn' or milk production.
lere Soy beans have also proved pr
usly able crop when grown for SEED,
In the industry has only been develo
most in a few sections. Finally a valu
soil vegetable oil can be expressed I
300 the bean and the cake that rem
}, or fed advantageously to all kinds
SOll live stock