The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-04-07
PLANT VELVET BEANS,
SOY BEANS or COW PEAS
4 Trio Of Most Valuable Crops-Con-
d!ticrs Under Which Each
Should Be G!c@I.

Velvet beans, soy beans and COW
peas are the II Dst valuable trio C1
plants under average conditions that
can be grown or the FARMS iE Louis
lana aud other Southern states. Il "a
not claimed that they are satisfactory
money crops" il the commonly a1-
copied meaning Of that terra Their
chief value IS n their power &c build
up poor and worn out soils or keep up
tho fertility OF productive SOLE. and
a. crops for fed
AS 10 which Of the crops should bc
planted on a farm, this depends on
the use to be made of the crop and
tho conditions under which 4 is 10
Crow. For soil improvement Tic one
that will mako the greatest growth
under c,rcN conditions f. the byG:.
when tho crop = la-ve3tCd as hay
and Only lie sr~JDly III. thu benefit
to the land is only about onc-tou7th
as great as when the whole plant is
turned under. The benefit from the
crop extends through enc, two or
three years. dcpon!:ng upon the char
act,r O: The soil. On sandy soil tn"
effect is diss;patod very laTreiy the
first wear. while on heavier lard the
banCGts are married through az least
three years.
Velvet Beans Best Fer Fertilizer.
Velvet beans IS the best OF the
three where only the fcrt:ltzing effects
are desired. and on medium 20 poor
grades of land we believe they should
always be planted in preference To
o.hc- crops. Tho seed OF velvet beans
arc not as expensive as either &C the
other two and the Early Specified,
Chn"0o. Yokohama aGi Lyon var!et;0s
will p-oiuco seed anywhere N Louis
fam IN Tho Cr!nion IF experts, tho
larry Syackied and Chinese ere the
best v2Tietl-s 20 grow under average
conditions. Corn should always b.
planted on the lapd whera velvet
beans ere to be grown and tho beans
planted totwHna the hills or n alter
nate rows, some time In April. TITO
corn serves - support which n
Crca@os the cop Of vines aad nQlCr
he Trodnction Of seed moro certain.
NClVCt beans arc not r"cC,1rneHd"d
f"r any Purpose that rHGuircG harvest
Ing OF thc T2cs. The seed may hn
gathered after frogt and live stock put
In the fo,d to consume q! or 4 par:
Of the vines. Thu Early SDccklcG "a
r'Cty should bo planted thir!; enough
10 have stalk every y inches. Tho
Chin"ac. or running varieties, can be
given two or three times this space.
o-y Beans For Hay md si;agn.
Soy beans ara preferable TO either
o. The two other crops urd-r cons.l.
Grafton whore Tho production Of hay
or s.Iage * III" object. or where il is
desired 70 use tho seed as a lnansy
crop as substitute for cotton. Thew
are, as a rule, rot generally grown
strictly "a soil improving crop.
They do NOS % 50 well as 2 catch
crop in corn nor when planted broad
cast as COW peas or velvet beans. Soy
beans may be planted any time from
the middle of April 10 the middle Of
July. and on this account IS one Of
the most valuable crops to follow tho
cat crop. For successful growth. SOW
beans require that the land be pu. ir
first class condition before planting
To plant soy beans under the Door
conditions frequently found in grow.
Ing cCw72as Is p waste of time The
soil must be well ploved. thoroughly
narrowed and the planting done richt
The seed should be covered not more
than one 10 one and one half inches
Rows To- soy beans should b. from
two to three and one-haif feet il
width, depending on the fertility q
the land. Planting should be done Wit,
a corn planter and the cultivating
done entirely with the plow. As Ions
r. cotton seed brings more Than $1,000
per ton at the oil mills, soy beans
may be grown a. satisfactory money