The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-05-29

to 30 pounds of seed to the acre are
required; when sown broadcast or
drilled with an ordinary grain drill.
by covering the feed cups not in use
the distance between rows can be ad.
Justed as desired. The cotton planter
has also been found satisfactory for
use in planting large fields. For
small fields the ordinary garden drill
does well.
Under proper soil conditions soy
beans terminate in three to five days.
AS soon as the Seeding plants appear
above the ground cultivation may be-
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 a 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 seed
production is the object
Mixtures.
Soy beans may be satisfactorily
grown in combination with other
crops, thus affording a greater variety
and larger yield of forage. A mix
ture of soy beans and cowpeas makes
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 a very nutri-
tious feed and is relished by all kinds
of stocG. 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 well formed. Soy bean
hay is cured much more readily than
cowpea hay. The yields Of hay range
from one to three tons to the acre.
and occasionally four tons to the acre
are cut.
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 soiIing.
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
1t possible to have a succession of
forage throughout the greater part Of
the summer and fall.
The use Of soy beans alone as 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
well, is readily eaten by stock, and
the animals show good gains in flesh
or milk production.
Soy beans have also proved q profit
able crop when grown for seed, but
the industry has only been developed
in a few sections. Finally a valuable
vegetable oil can be expressed from
the bean and the cake that remains
fed advantageously to all kinds Of
live stock.