The Mena weekly star., 1917-04-26
Important Varieties.

Yokoboma, an early variety, began blooming August Il, at Fayetteville, and matured September 26, requiring 1S0 days to mature. The variety pro duces a large, rather fiat, kidney shaped bean. grayish white in color. The variety yielded fairly well, but should be grown in closer rows than the later maturing and heavier fo- naged types.
 Wakulla, also an early variety be- gan blooming August IA and matured October 6. The variety yielded about the same as the Yokahoma. The seeds are somewhat larger than the speck- led bean and are mottled.
 Osceola, medium maturing varie- ty began blooming August 20 and formed large, well filled pods at Fay etteville, by October 1, but failed to mature. The variety was one of the heaviest yielders of forage in both tests The variety matured in good season at Monticello and produced a good yield of seed. The seeds of Os- ceola are somewhat larger than those of the speckIed bean, rather hat, and mottled. The variety is one of the most promising tested.
 Early speclSled velvet beans, com monly called the 100 day speckled, be- gan blooming September and show ed only few immature pods by Oc- tober 6, at Fayetteville The variety fully matured before frost at Monti- cello and produced a heavy yield of seed and forage The seeds are round ish in shape and mottled. This vari- ety is the most common one grown in all except the more Southern sec tions of the Cotton Belt. The variety is considered medium in time of ma turity and is probably safe during av- craze seasons as far north as Little Rock.
 The Chinese variety, considered medium late in time of maturity, be- gan blooming September 8 and pro duced only small immature pods at Fayetteville. At Monticello the pods became long and extra heavy, but did not mature. The beans are large and quite similar in appearance to those of the Yokahoma. The variety pro duced heavy yield of forage fin both tests, excelling the Osceoia and Early Speckled to some extent.
 The Lyon Velvet Bean and the Late Speckled variety are both late in time of maturity. The Lyon variety began blooming September 10 at Fayette- vile and matured about sixty per cent of it's seed at Monticello. The Late Speckled produced a heavy fo. nage and fruited heavily at Monticel- 10, but failed to mature. This variety began blooming in early October at Fayetteville.
 Give Much Hay.
 The yield per acre of green vines of different varieties varied from about 7,500 pounds to 1s.000 pounds, and air-dry hay from about 4,6O0 pounds to 5000 pounds.
 Plant Only in Warm Soil.
 The crop should not be planted un- til the ground is thoroughly warm The best results are usually secured by planting the velvet beans in com bination with a crop such as corn or sorghum, which will support the vines. This can be done by widening the rows of corn and sorghum and planting the velvet beans through the center. On rich land the beans. when planted in the drill with corn, tend to cover up the corn.
 Produces Valuable Pasture.
 The pasture from a velvet bean field and especially velvet bean-corn stalk field, becomes valuable during the fall and early winter Since the seed is produced in comparatively large punches, the gathering of the seed is not difficult. The seed and pods. when ground together. make ,oototatIa .,ifrooano,ae faad for ff,~.