The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1918-02-09

rn>idIlc after the oil is expressed. can
ha miynd with wheat flour I" the cN-
font If 70 prr cent without detrlmeht
to tie palatability If the if"du'N'
though The effect OF such bread on i"c
DIGESTIVE tract is not vet known. bFE
soy beans now are being EScn III coz.
siderable quantity as substitute l"r
navy beans in cannerieS. WIN tA'ei"
Innt results. In addition, the soy
hcan IS an excellent forage crop ior
cattle and hogs. Its use for tins PnF-
pose greatly reduces the neceSNlt! ~
| the use of grain and mill producers III
| feeding these animals. The soy pei'H
| Is = lppumc recently introduced mo |
| This country. 1t requires inoculatloh
when grown on land new to II. Mdhs
farmers have failed In their nrSI az
tpmpts 10 grow tins crop because tney
overlooked this point. 1t IS only
question of time and attention to de-
tau when this difficulty will be entlre-
" overcome Soy beans. by USING
suitable varieties for seed, can De
crown from southern Michigan to the
culf coast. The department or aGrl-
culture will furnish free on apphca-
+ion full instructions concerning the
culture and management of soy beans.
FARMERS Bulletin No. 3I2)
The Peanut-Pcanuts are 1mportaht
from the standpoint of human 1000
available from an acre for the re''Soh
: chat besides being available as
, catch crop in corn, they are sai'll'S
: favor rs n staple crop in the SANDY
> lands If the cotton states. cSpeclailE
p whore the cotton-holl wccvil IS tr"H-
: hlesome. In many sections aIlerl'"t.
e rows of corn and peanuts give goo"
n results, particularly on s"mlarld i''l1u''
f IN tho southern states, from Virginia
h 70 EIorid0. peanuts have long heeh
d RECOGNIZED as one Of the chi"I cr"l''
$ for hog-raisinc. The acreage TOT 'ii',
l. and other purposes has increases
n grootIy rs hog raising has been III,
q ..oducad in the coastal-plain sections OF
4 the Southeast.
,e Tho demand for peanuts mas WIZ
IS onod crreotly as a result of new ne'h
Il obs and the product now enters lll'
ID two important avenues OF commerce
nS n, in thn form of cake or meal, alteI
I'd mo oil e extracted. as valuable 1o"'
al Gov 1.-Two stock. and (2) as source -"
be .a1,,ohlo fot for use for cooking an'
~ thor nurnoses. A larger acreage q
This crop is to be encouraged as
On means of increasing the amount
or orl, nroducts IN the southern state
he and m meet the demand for peanut
rs for tho manufacture of peanut "u'
sis +o, and for use in COnfectionarle'
no pocop+ governments at the TeXaS g
,rt continent station demonstrated lhtii
90 DDS of feeding peanut meal or P''
nut cake to avoid the sou le>.'
in norL which ordinarily results ll"'
tlv feedinr the raw product. In adHl''o
81 "a tho nuts the hay is in great delhah
., and Il has q feeding value similar
,ad that of alfalfa.
on o,+e-Eccause Of the relative
nt- email amount of both protein and Q
sit ercy in oats, it is not believed aoNi
. a ohIa TO Increase greatly the acre"'
Md devoted TO this crop, especially "ne
: a .bo land can be devoted TO our
!. crops.
md The NAVY eean.-The bean crop
In ;mnortant as a source Of protein.
eli NOW hean produces only 10 per ce
roo &C mnch energy but more protein
e It acre than corn. IL Gun Nc -,
the In regions poorly adapted 10 GU
ron There has been a phenomenal mere"
ooo- &, tho acreage of beans THIS We
orn nrohably greater than conditions WI
tor ropt There Is apparently no go
ON reason for further extension Oh u
Of acreage next year.
ont c...,aas Although the GOVT
= unimportant in the pres'
to connection. the fact that l's See''S
r. "a highly palatable to most people
nd,- ronresent an important source ol =
- 81, os we'll as the further fact u
~ is widely grown In our south'
food eto+es rs n catch crop in corn OF al
m winter grain. justities reference |"
oro horo The South dcvotes its ener@
r. 90 lorrcly to th2 production OF
ally great money crop 'o'I''' hrr,
oha- readily available source OF nun
orr- food should not he overlooked IN
,rno, cac+ion Special effort should NC DE-
tbis veor 10 save all the coWpe2 :
al possible. 49,.
ira 49, Observation-Disclosures is iHi
.h,- ton, mainly because of IL" fact I
. ~. q thr;yes on very poor land and
n in be planted very late in the sea,
ive1 The production per acre IS large
: If comnarison with that OF ether crops
the poor land