Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-01-18
THE SOY IS THE THING.
This is a Crop That 10 Needed in the
South.

cultural Extension SeTNICt, Oil lIe SoS
bean in this state. and II is applicable
10 the south generally. II Is found
that farmers generally have not even
yet learned to fully appreciate the
value OF the SOY bean. and with the
coming Of the cotton boll-weevil as a
direct menace il is found that this
bean is to prove a great factor in
farming The crying need in most
parts Of this state and the south gen.
orally is humus and nitrogen in the
soils The cowpea has great grip on
North Carolina farmers. but the SOY
bean is it's superior. II is found that
SOY beans yield better than cowpeas
when planted in rows and cultivated;
are a more certain crop for hay ana
seed on not only wcll-drained soils.
hut on those fairly well drained. while
On black soils SOY beans will thrive
when oftcntimes cowpeas fail or give
but poor yield
In any section where late in the
spriny and early in the fall the nights
are cool the SOY bean will do far bet
|, ter than the cowpca. because II readily
stands light frost and continues grow
| ing. while q mere touch OF frost stops
the growth OF the cowpca. As result
uf this hardness SOY beans can be
Sown early in the spring. and VIII
grow much later in the fall than cow
u.as. Under practically all conditions
the son bean yields more seed tnah
the cowpca. and its total growth both
seed and foliage is certainly equal, ana
generally greater The cost OF culti-
waiting two crops in rows is somewhat
in favor OF the SOY bean. because II Is
easier. as they stand upright.
Il is found that the SOY bean Is much
more adaptable than the peanut
which cannot stand the slightest tros''
and again is not adaptable TO the SOIL
which the SOY bean thrircs upon us
the pcanur never does its best on cla!
or black soil.
The SOY bean will in practice pro-
ducc something like twice as much
growth OF vine as peanuts Whei'
crown under the same conditions
Peanuts will generally produce larger
Weld of nuts in the hull than SOY beans
will uroducc clean seed: say 25 bushels
Of SOY beans to 80 bushels of the small
Suanish peanut. which Is so larger!
grown i'm Eastern North Carolina, but
| II COSTS AT least twice as much 10 mar
yrs, pranuts as TO harvest SOY Deans
for with a suitable machine pulicd DE
a ,,,ir OF mules. with two men opera'-
ing. about six acres of beans can tie
harvested i'm a day: or if the vines are
cut hy "A mower and then threshcd
with a Grain thrcsher or with corn
shredder. with beans producing 20 bu-
shells to the acre. the total cost OF cut
ting. drying. hauling. shredding ana
tanning should not exceed cents
bushel, which is about double wha'
IN. cost would bc with a regular bean
harvester.
| |, shm,ld he borne in mind that pea
nuts are far more cXacting In the at
ltcntion they require than SOY beans
this being particularly true as TO the
large peanuts, known as Virginias. Inc
result is that SOY beans. which fetcn
| from 81 to $50 a bushel: are mucn
more profitable to the grower than
pcanuts. which sell at from 70 cents to
81. Yet another point is that II SOY
beans and peanuts are inoculated' II
will be found that the total amount OF
humus and nitrogen which the soy
lbcans will add to the soil will be near
IL double that given by the peanuts II
the vines and roots Of both are return
ed.
Director Williams does not advance
these conclusions. after the most care
full surveys and experiments. to advo-
cate the replacing of cowpeas or pea
nuts by the SOY beans. his idea being
that the acreage of all these crops
could be materially increased to the
advantage of farmers. He Is sure
that there will be n very great in
crease in the acreage of all three IN all
the years to come in this state. He
urges farmers to turn under leguminous
crops and their residues and to utilize
the sced-certainly plenty of seed for
planting and other needs. The vines
of the SOY beans plowed under will en-
rich the soil as much as cowpeas.
vctch or clover.
In order that farmers can utilize the
SOY bean to the greatest advantage. II
should be in most of the rotations on
their farms in the production of cot
ton. corn and other suitable crops. II
is found that in practically all sec
tions of North Carolina outside the
high mountain region the soy bean
can be brought to complete growth.
when planted after the small grain
crops are harvested, this being parti-
cularly true if the land is broken and
made ready for seeding directly after
the grain is gathered. The soy bean
has tremendous value for hogs. and,
properly cured. makes hay as rich
in protein and alfalfa. and for which
stock show great fondness.
Looked at in the viewpoint OF hu-
man food. the SOY bean Is Of very high
value, both before and after the seed
are crushed, being both nutritious and
tasteful. The beans are now used in
the preparation of high-grade pork
and bean products. the proportion be-
ing from half to three quarters soy
beans with one-half to one-quarter
navy beans. Tomato sauce Is often
used Soy beans are richer in protein
than navy beans. and far cheaper: in
fact, only a fourth the price Of navy
beans bought at wholesale. The soy
bean -four or meal Is admirable for
bread making. and bread from 1t Is es-
pecially adapted to little children and
invalids.
From manufacturing viewpoint,
the soy bean is of high Importance. as
some products in the way of seeds full
of oils must be obtained to supplement
cottonseed in order to keep going the