The vidette. (Iuka, Tishomingo County, Miss.) 1912-1967, 1916-12-14
Attention Farmers |!


versation with gentleman was told
that an Oil Mill in this state was
now using the Soy or Soya bean
for the production of an oil which
takes the place of linseed oil and
is just as satisfactory. He was
also told that this mill would buy
the beans guaranteeing so much
per bushel. He understood also
that seed would be furnished free,
but he was mistaken about this
as the letter will show. Having
the interest of the farmers az heart
and knowing the boil weevil was
with us. the editor wrote to the Oil
Mill and received the following
reply:
Meridian, Miss, Oct. II, 1916.
THE VIDETTE,
Iuka, Miss.
Gentlemen -
Referring to your
letter of the goth, which has been
turned over to me by the Union
Seed and Fertilizer Co. for reply.
Since the advent of the Boil
Weevil in this State, realizing the
necessity of non-perishable crop
that could be marketed before it
was brought to market. or imme-
diately thereafter, we commenced
a research, and after a period of
threeo four years we eventually
found it in the Soya Bean, after
being convinced that there was a
ready market for the oil by the
Paint Manufacturers as the best
known substitute for Linseed Oil.
The Soya Bean is one of the
most wonderful plants that ! know
of, but rather than tell you here
about it, will ask that you write
to the u S Department of Agri
culture, Washington, d. c.. for
Bulletin No. 372 on Soya Beans,
which tells you everything except
that the Oil Mills will buy the
beans, and that now assure you
of; in fact. the Mills in this sec
ton are guaranteeing TO take all
the merchandise beans they will
raise, AT NOT LESS THAN
rs CENTS PER BUSHEL. al
though they are not doing as you
heard, Offering to furnish thu
seed to the farmers, but surely
the supply merchants should do
that, as it cannot be said that this
is a selfish proposition, but one
that is of interest to the Banks
to the Merchants, to the Farmers
and the business men generally
just as we'll as Cotton, as we have
established a ready cash market
for it like there is for Cotton.
We cannot help but call your
attention to the fact that this is
about the first time in history
where people were advised to
plant certain thing and a mini
rrm price was guaranteed to
them.
/ will state to you very frankly
that in normal times. the beans
should bring a dollar a bushel and
on markets for produce like we
have today, would bring from
SIPS to $3.50, and will bring that
much if the markets are twelve
months from now as they are
today:
Please let me suggest that be-
fore you comment on this plant
editorially or otherwise, get the
Government Bulletin referred to
above, and believe that you will
get as enthusiastic over the propo-
sition as we are, and | assure you
now, that if it is your desire to
encourage the growing of this
been in your section, it will give
me pleasure to meet with YOU
most any time and also arrange
with Mills in your section to give
you the same guarantee that the
Mills in this section are.
Awaiting your commands wien
we can serve you, we are,
Very truly yours.
H c Forester,
. Secretary.
P S-Please note our guarantee
is. not less than rs cents pei
bushel.
The editor wrote to the U
Department of Agriculture for the
bulletin on the Soy Bean and
after reading it was impressed
with it as crop for this section
Quoting from the bulletin
Numerous experiments have
shown that soy-bean meal is equal
or slightly superior as a feed to
cotton seed meal both for cows
and hogs Again, yields Of
20 bushels per acre of soy bears
on lands of moderate fertility may
confidently be expected in the re-