Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-06-03

plant responds to applications Of
lime, and as lime should be used at
some time during the rotation period
it can probably be best of all ap-
piled previous to the seeding of soy
beans, or whatever the other legume
is used in the rotation. We advise
| the use of 1000 pounds of crushed
| raw rock per acre previous to the
| planting of this crop. This would
call for an application of 1000
| pounds of lime once say in three or
! four years. Heavier applications on
4 some soils wuold no doubt prove
| profitable. We are certain that the
use of 1000 pounds of lime on a
| crop like soy beans is to be COM
mended as constituting good prac-
| tics.
After seeding the peas in drills as
| indicated light surface cultivation is
all that is necessary until they de-
velop sufficiently to spread across
! the rows and shade them effectively
While there are many varieties of
soy beans on the market there are
a few standard sorts which stand out
prominently above all others. The
! best variety which we have tested
UP to the present time for the pro
duction of grain is the Mammoth
Yellow. There are more seed of this
variety available probably than any
other strain and it seems to have the
widest general adaptation for Guilt
walton in the soil. 1t is by all means
the most vigorous variety we have
yielder. Where this variety is sown
we think that three-fourths of q
bushel of seed would be about the
right amount to plant. Where one
is growing this crop exclusively for
oil there are other varieties which
should be considered. For instance.
the Haberlandt, the Toxic and the
Wilson will probably out-yield the
Mammoth yellow in pounds of oil
per ton, but when yields are con-
sidered we are incline dtoo think that
the Mammoth Yellow will hold its
own. In certain experiments which
we have made it appears that one
may anticipate total oil yield of
from 40 to So gallons in certain va
rieties of soy beans. The oil yield
wi will vary from about IS up to about
% per cent. If one were growing soy
beans therefore with the object of
sending them to an oil mill, and this
is a practice now coming rapidly into
favor in certain sections of the coun-
try, consideration should be given
not only make large yields of grain
but contain high percentage of oil
as we'll
Soy beans can be cultivated to adj
vantage in many sections where cot
ton does not do very well. This will
a
send to oil mills which are now be-
ginning to crush these beans. The
extraction of the oil improves the
bean for use as hog food, because
when hogs are turned directly on
this crop the fat is inclined to be
soft and oily to an undesirable de-
gree. In this respect it appears to
exercise about the same influence on
pork as peanuts. When the oil is eX-
tracted from the beans by the oil
mill, however, the meal is improved
materially for food, and because of
its high protein content it can be
combined admirably with corn or
such other concentrates as may be
available on the farm. The meal is
valuable also as a food for beef and
dairy cattle and limited amounts
may be incorporated with corn in
ration for horses and mules The
beans may be cooked as a human
food. In many of our dietaries there |
is deficiency in protein and vita |
mines. We can overcome some of
these difficulties by using more leafy |
Vegeta bles and a greater variety of
leguminous foods such as soy beans. /
It takes some time to cook them, bat |
otherwise they are q very wholesome
and highly desirable vegetable THEY |
have rich, nutty flavor and are
much superior in taste and appear |
ance to many varieties of cowpeas |
used in the average farm home |
Those unacduainted with the soy |
bean as vegetable should test it |
out very carefully and thoroughly.
While the soy bean may be used
for hay we do not recommend It as |
superior in this respect to. the cow
pea. In fact we prefer the ,coWDqa
because of the ease with which it !
can be combined with millet. True |
soy beans may be combined with |
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coarser and the stems less palatable
to live stock than those of cowpeas |
1t is not difficult matter to harvest |
the soy beans satisfactorily. For |
this purpose the grain binder or the
corn harvester may be used, especial |
ly where the taller and stronger |
growing varieties are cultivated.
1t is necessary to cut the soy bean |
when it is slightly on the green side |
or when it is slightly damp. This |
crop has an unfortunate habit of |
shs ttering the grain freely when the |
pods are dry. Of course, when cut
ting soy beans for hay no such diff |
ficulty arises as the crop is cut suf- |
f1ciently before maturity to prevent |
the scattering Of the grain. Mechan- |
zeal ptckers are used to some extent |
for harvesting the grain where the |
cultivat ton of the crop is based only |
on grain production. This is rather |
wasteful practice, however, and one
that we cannot commend: Machines |
however, are now available which |
will pick from three to six acres per
day. On. the other hand, the beans
can be cut and bound into sheayes
and shocked as indicated and then
harvested and the grain threshed out
by various types of machines which
are now on the market available for
this purpose.
We advise any who have not ex-
perimented with this crop to plant
small area this year and determine
its merits for themselves. AS. we
become more widely and generally
acquainted with, it's value the area
devoted to it's cultivation will annu-
ally increase. 49,, a.
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