The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1915-05-22

RIO. Nlchi-an Eva,, CHICAGO
methods of sowing the soy bean and
one now most frequently used in Indi-
ana: At complaining time, after the
soil has been prepared as good farm
ers prepare it for corn planting. drill
with the corn twelve pounds to the
acre of soy-bean seed. The beans may
be mixed with the corn and the two
kinds of seed run through the drill
together; the ordinary corn planter
with the right-sized plate for drilling
may be used. Some farmers use a
corn planter with a fertilizer attach
ment ard run in the bottom of the can
that holds the fertilizer a thin layer
Of Rabbit metal in which is a hole
just large enough to let the beans roll
through by gravity; the beans drill
into the furrow with the corn. | I'M
derstand that corn-planter manufac-
turers are now manufacturing special
attachments to corn planters for SOW
ing soy beans with corn.
Soy beans sown with corn in this
manner do not iniure the corn in the
least. no matter how dry the season
may be, and both crops mature to per-
lection. | speak from both experience
and close observation. Last Septem-
Der | examined several hundred acres
of soy beans drilled with corn, and
large fields of corn planted without
beans grown side by side upon differ
ent kinds of soils, and in not one sin
gle instance did find that the beans
had injured the corn. saw corn
making eighty to ninety bushels to
the acre, with heavy crops of soy
beans growing with the corn; the own
ers were not only getting two valuable
crops from the same soil in the same
season. but as their soy beans were
thoroughly inoculated thew were put
tine back into their soil the precious
and costly element nitrogen.
Harvested by Sheep and Hogs.
When corn and soy beans are plant
ed in this manner there are several
methods of harvesting. Sheep may
be TUNED into the fields in September
to consume the beans. This they do
without injury to the corn, which may
be harvested as usual. Both corn
and beans may be cut and put into the
Silo, making one of the most valuable
feeds for the farm.
One Of the best feeding propositions
is to hog off corn and beans by turn
ing fattening hogs into the fields. The
double crop furnishes the ideal balanc-
ed ration. This method of harvesting
appeals to the writer because much
labor is saved and the manure of the
hogs is scattered over the field If a
cover crop of rye AID vetcf has been
hatN-aaO tha -, tbo l,t
ter part Of August additions! feed is
given and fine green manuring crop
is obtained with small expense. Toge-
ther with the cornstalks the cover crop
may he turned under in the spring,
and the farmer will be giving back to
his soil as much fertilizing matter as
he has taken from it. so he will be
able to grow the paying crop upon his
soil each and every year without de-
?letng fertility.
A farmer Of my county last season
planted and cultivated several hun
dred acres of soy beans sown in rows
with the corn planter. In September
he turned in 200O sheep, but this was
too great a number for his acreage
Of beans, and as he did not have other
feed he was compelled to sell his other
sheep before he obtained sufficient
profit.
In the growing of soy beans for
seed | advise planting in rows so that
cultivation can be given to keep down
weeds. When the bean plants have
dropped their leaves in the fall the
crop should be cut with self binder
and shocked the same as wheat. or
cut with a mower. cured for several
days, raked into windows and put
into small cocks to await threshing.
DO rot be frightened if some of the
pods burst and the seeds fall upon the
ground, for some will do this no mat
ter when the crop is cut. To have clean
looking seed all the beans must be
mature.
The beans may be threshed with the
regular threshing machine with the
concores taken out. If they are very
dry this method will crack few of
the beans, but if they are a little damp
or the work is done on a damp day,
few will be broken. When threshed.
care should be taken that the beans
are thoroughly dried out by spread
ING them out on floor or putting
them into baskets in not too large
Quantities. When we'll dried out the
seed may be kept in granary or in
sacks.
Soy-bean seed mixed with shelled
corn in the propcrtion of five parts
corn and one part beans, fed to hogs
in self-feeders, makes fine ration
for the fattening hogs, and a small
handful fed each day to the brood
sows. both before and after narrowing,
along with other propert feed. will
start the pigs upon the right road to
profit making.
Soy beans will yield from twelve to
% bushels of seed to the acre. NV
crop in 1914 yielded 20 bushels to the
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