Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-01-29

south, two crops of early varieties
can be grown In place Of one later va
riety. BY this practice much larger
yields can be obtained where seed pro-
duction is the object.
Mixtures.
Soy beans may be satisfactorily
grown in combination with other
crops thus affording a greater varie-
ty and a larger yield Of forage. A
mixture 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.
Varieties.
At the present time about fifteen
varieties Of soy bans are handled
commercially be seedsmen, the most
important Of which are Mammoth
Qate), Hollybrook (medium late),
Haberlandt (medium late), Medium
Yellow (medium), Ito San (early),
Guelph (medium), Barchet Qate).
Ebony (medium late), Peking (medi-
um late), and Wilson (medium late).
All of these varieties, with the ex-
ception of Barchet. are suitable for
hay and seed production The Barchet
is especially adapted for hay and
green manure in the gulf states. For
seed production alone the Mammoth,
Hollybrook and Haberlandt are to be
recommended, while the Wilson,
Peking and Ebony are better adapt
ed for hay.
Soy Beans For Hay.
Soy bean hay makes a very nutri-
tious feed and is relished by all kinds
of stock. The chief value Of the hay
lies in its high content Of digestible
protein. Feeding experiments indi-
cate that soy bean hay is fully equal
to alfalfa hay. The use Of this hay,
which can be grown on the farm
should reduce the quantity Of feed
which 1t is necessary to purchase
Soy beans may be cut for hay at any
time from the setting Of the seed until
the leaves begin to turn yellow. The
crop is best fitted for hay when the
pods are we'll formed. Soy bean ha
Is cured much more readily than cow
pea hay. The yields Of hay range
from one to three tons to the acre,
and occasionally four tons are cut to
to the acre.
Soy Beans for Pasture.
The soy bean may often be utilized
to advantage for pasture for all kinds
Of stock, the most profitable method
perhaps. being to pasture with hogs.
supplementing the corn ration. Corn
and soy beans may be grown together
and then pastured down. In this way
the crop is not only profitable in feed
ing value but also in the increase Of
soil fertility due to the manure and
refuse vines.
Soy Beans for Soilins.
Among soiling crops the soy bean
has an important place. Having
high protein value. the crop may be
fed to good advantage with less nitro
genous crops, such as corn, sorghum
and millet. The great variation in the
maturity Of the varieties makes it
possible to have succession Of forage
throughout the greater part Of the
summer and fall.
Soy Beans for EnsiIage.
The use of soy beans alone d en-
silage Is not to be recommended.
Good results are reported where soy
beans and corn are mixed, three parts
Of corn and one part Of soy beans, In
filling the silo. This silage keeps
we'll, Is readily eaten by stock, and
the animals show good gains in flesh
or milk production.
Soy Beans for Seed.
Thus far soy beans have been a
very profitable crop when grown for
seed, but the industry has been de-
veloped mainly in a few sections. such
as eastern North Carolina. The char
acter Of its growth, it's uniform ma
turing habit and it's yield Of grain
production. Under ordinary con-
ditions the best varieties Of soy beans
will yield from 20 to 80 bushels to
the acre. The cost Of producing the
rows is generally about the same as
for corn. In addition to the value Of
the seed. ranging from s1.25 to $3.50
per bushels, the benefit to the land on
which the beans have been grown and
the thrashed vines as a source Of feed
must be taken into consideration.
The feeding value Of soy bean seed,
which contains about 35 per cent of
protein, is very high and compares
favorably with other concentrated
feeds. For feeding to animals the
seed is ground and used with some
less concentrated feed. Experiments
seed meal indicate that soy bean meal
is superior to cotton see dmeal both
for milk and butter production.
When grown for grain alone, soy
bSpHo DC Sul ol any
the ycllowing Of the upper leaves un-
til all Of the leaves have fallen. The
plants should remain in the field until
the seed is thoroughly cured. In
harvesting the crop for seed self
rake reaper or a mower with a bunch
ing attachment will do very satisfact-
ory work. With the taller varieties
a self-binder can be used. II only a
small area is grown soy beans may be
cut with sickle or pulled, tied in
bundles. and failed out when thor
oughly dry.
Soy beans may be thrashed with an
ordinary grain thrasher. with few
adjustments. The cylinder should he
run at one-half the speed used in
thrashing grain, but at the same time
the usual rate should be maintained
for the rest Of the separator. In order
to prevent splitting the beans some Of