The Lexington advertiser., 1919-04-11
VALUE OF SOY BEANS
FULLY DEMONSTRATED.

Now that Holmes county farmers gen
orally are planting soy beans, the fol
Loving from the Yazoo City Semi-Weekl!
Sentinel will prove of timely interest;
Satisfied that the result of an expert
ment with soy beans at the state expert
ment station at Stoneville, Miss, woult
have more weight than his own persona
testimony as to the results in Yazoo eoun.
| ty the county agent of this county in.
duced Mr.. G. B. Walker, at the station
tc try an acre Of soy beans year before
last. Last year, to complete the expert
ment, the acre which had been in soy
beans the year before was planted in cot
ton, together with another by it's side
which had not produced cotton the year
before. Mr.. Ritch has just returned from
a visit to the experiment station where
he learned the results of the experiment,
The acre which had had the advantage
OF the soy bean crop the year before pro-
duced 1854 pounds of seed cotton. The
acre adjoining which had none of the
soy bean fertilizer, produced 1874 pounds
of seed cotton. In those two sums alone
there was shown a gain of $50 pounds
Of seed cotton. But this does not COM
plete the additional profit on the soy bean
acre. That acre produced 406 pounds
more seed than did the acre without the
soy bean the year before. Deducting a
pounds of this surplus seed for waste,
the surplus seed amounted to $14 at 3h
cents pound. The soy bean acre pro-
duced ITO pounds more lint than did the
scre without soy beans. At 80 cents a
pound, the surplus lint amounted to $51.
Net gain of $50 pounds Of seed Gotten,
Sl4 worth of seed end $5l worth of lint
cotton.
This experiment is soon to be published
to the state in order that all the cotton
planters may take the advantage of it.
AT the same time it should be remembered
that Yazoo county introduced the soy bean
into the state and deserves credit for
what it will accomplish for the cotton
producer The results at the Stonaville
station are substantiated by cotton pro-
drcers of Yazoo county Mr.. L. G.
one of the largest
cotton producers in this sec
tion of the state, said last week that the !
commercial fertilizer being brought here
goes on land that is being put in corn,
and that the only profitable fertilizer for
'otton in Yaaoo soil is the soy bean.
This year Mr. Walker, of the Stoneville
station, is making an experiment with
'orn and soy beans on an acre adjoining
cotton acre. Next year the acre in
'eans and corn this year and the one
.djoining will both be put in cotton. A
'ery accurate account of the cost of all
Fork and of the produce of the acres is
'eing kept The soy bean acre will be
logged off this year and record of that
'alue taken. Next years cotton crop on
he two acres will give added data favor
hg the use of soy beans Mr.. Walker is
IRE.
To the results at Stoneville station,
dr. Ritch adds the story of small
armer of Yazoo county. Mr.. E. H. Err
'ln tended last year about 20 acres of
oy beans Mr., Erwin is a two-mule
armer in the southeastern part of the
ounty. He and one hand planted the
oy bean in corn. He gathered and sold
30 bushels of soy beans and has 40
ushels more. The 10 bushels of beans
t the $3.50 bushel Mr.. Erwin got for
hose he sold, amounts to $595. In ad-
ition to these beans gathered, Mr.. Err
nm, his sons and tenants fattened at
EAST $1,000 worth of hogs on the crop.
lc might have gathered and sold easily
mother 500 worth of hay from the crop.
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