Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1917-02-17

meut OF Agricultural
The soy bean, a legume introduced
into this country from Asia. may b
grown throughout the humid and semi
humid sections of the South and Il
the southern portion of the corn belt
and thrives especially well in the cot
tOn-grOwing regions. Because of thi
latter fact it offers an excellent Op
pOrtunity TO the cotton planter for ad
juStlng his farm plans 10 offset tn
damage 10 cotton inflicted by the Dol
weevil
On the other hand, since valuabi
oil may be pressed from the beans Il
cottonseed oil mills, and since Dol
weevil activities tend to lessen cotton
seed production. the growing of so.
beans I'm the South should greatly in
terest the owners of oil mills. TIL,
production of SOY beans in consider
able quantities may. in fact, be needed
in some seasons to keep the expensive
equipment of the mills operating prof
itably.
Importance Of Bean.
The bean already occupies plac
Of unusual economic importance il
Asia and especially as a material from
which foOdstuffs, cattle feed, fertilizer
and oil suitable for q variety of use
may be manufactured. should becom
Increasingly important in the Unite,
States To both farmers and mauufaC
turerS.
From the farmers point of view tn,
existence of the many oil mills in tn,
South and the probability that by fur
nishing a demand for soy beans thes'
concerns will make the legume an i'm
portant cash crop should greatly facili
tate the introduction OF the new pro
duct on commercial scale. Soy beans
should be of additional interest t.
farmers, since, as In the case of Othe
legumes, their culture improves tn
soil. If q sustained demand for then
can be built up, therefore, soy bean
can be introduced advantageOuSly int
q rotation with cotton, furnishing n
the same time a second impOrtan
cash product and sOil-improvini
crop.
Development Of Industry.
The recognition of the pOSsibilitie
of bringing about the production o
soy beans on commercial basis il
the South is not based only on tn
economic Importance of the crop IL
Asia, where its production on a larg
scale has been established for man,
years, or on the established marke
for the beans practically Throughout
Europe. Soy beans have been grow
for forage In this country for man.
years, and their adaptabillty TO wild
range of climatic and soil condition
has become fully demonstrated. Ii
recent years the crop has been grow
to an increasing extent for its seed
In eastern North Carolina. A larg
production Of the beans in this sec
ton In 1915, together with the occur
renee Of cOttOnseed shortage, lie,
to the experimental pressing of con
siderable quantity OF beans by loca
oil mills. These experiments were en-
tirely satisfactory and the mills par
ticipating in them are now taking al
active part in the development of thi
new industry with American-grOwl
beans. Oil mills on the Pacific coas
have been operating for several year
with soy beans imported from Man
churia and have found a ready sale il
this region for the oil, cake, and othe
products.
Culture Of Soy Bean.
The Soy bean can be grown success
fully on nearly all types of soil an,
has about the same range of Climatic
adaptation as varieties of corn. Tn,
growing and handling of the hp1nS 1r,