Sharp County record., 1917-05-25
FEEDING The ARMY
A PATRIOTIC DUTY
The Nation Needs Food and Forage
Crops-Earmers Should Plant PIen-
tifully Of All the Food Crops.
L. w Osborn, Agricultural Expert
ment Station, University Of
Arkansas.

which win give you the great
est returns per acre not only in
money, but in food value Do
not forget to plant such crops as corn,
cowpeas, soy beans, velvet beans, pea
nuts. Sudan grass, sorghum, etc. At
this time it will pay you to give par
ticular attention to the soy bean.
Soy Sean Has Many Uses.
As a marketable crop the possibili-
ties Of the soy bean are immense. The
forage, when cut as the pods are we'll
formed. is palatable and nutritious
for all classes Of live stock. 1t is
well known that the supply Of
linseed oil, which in the past
has been the chief oil used in paint
manufacture, is limited and variable.
Soy bean oil can be substituted either
partially or entirely for certain more
expensive oils in the manufacture Of
paints, enamels, varntshes and soaps,
The oil can also be used to make edt-
BILE salad oil and as a butter substi-
tute. The soy bean meal which is the
by-product from the seed after the Gil
is expressed, can be used for fertiliZ-
ers OF. as a concentrate to feed live
stock or for -four to use for human
consumption. Soy bean meal contains
even more protein than is found in
cotton seed meal.
Adapted to Many Soils and
Conditions.
The soy bean is a legume and conse-
quently when grown upon properly
inocuated soil will increase the nitro
gen content of the soil At the same
time the crop is convenient one to
place in a crop rotation It grows
and thrives during the hottest sum
mer weather. Tt is well adapted
to various types Of soils and con
ditions. and different varieties are
successfully grown under the same
climatic conditions as corn.
Seed Bed Should Be We'll Prepared
The seed bed should be well pre-
pared for soy bean seed and can be
sown any time after severe frosts arc
over until about July /. Earlier seed
ings usually produce heavier growth
of foliage and require a longer growing
season. Even the later varieties show
marked ability to adjust themselves
10 shortened growing season when
seeded late.
Best Varieties For Seed Production.
Variety Of soy beans vary in time
Of maturity, in color and size Of seed
and in growth characteristics. Nh.
merous varieties are in existence but
only about fifteen are handled COM
nercially by seeds men. The following
are among the more important varie.
ties especially suitable for seed pro-
ductlon.
Mammoth Yellow soy bean Is q
standard commercial variety grown
more extensively than any other In
Arkansas The variety yields well Of
both grain and forage. 1t is one OF
the latest varieties in time Of ma.
turlty
The Habelandt soy bean Is similar
In appearance Of seed, but is some
what cartier than Mammoth The va.
rlaly is satisfactory for grain produc'
ton, but does not produce as luNr
liant growth for hay. tt IS advisa-
bic where an earlier variety than
Mammoth Is desired
There are other varieties which are
very suitable for seed and forage pro.
duotIon, but which are not 30 com
monty grown Certain varieties, such
ns the Virginia, Arlington, Wilson and
Pel,Ing produce plants with some.
what finer stems than the Mammoth
and are an advantage for forage pro-
duction
Care Must Be Taken In harvesting
Soy beans are best fitted for hay
when the pods are well formed When
grown for grain alone, The cutting
may be delayed in the case Of most
varieties until all Of the leaves have
fallen. Care must be taken TO har
vest before the pods begin 10 burst
In storing SOY beans after ahreat
Ing, tho beans should be spread out
and not masaed In largo quantities
Soy beans viii heat rather oosily n
not thoroughly dry. and the germina
ton viii be ruined,
a Good Market For the SOY Bean
no addition 10 being good war
measure, romomhor that 10 will pay ~
consider the soy bean oa q permanent
money erop since It has been found
That cotton seed oil mills eAn br nd
iusted without much trouble t0 use
soy beams Different investigators rt.
port that only n few minor and mex.
pensive changes In equipment are
necessary
Cotton seed oil mills In Arkansas
viii no doubt welcome the soy
bean as commercial crop, An addl
i.onal orop OF this character viii OK
tend their operating season ana lpsa.
un their idle season which IB fra.