Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-09-24
Soy 2eas Tests, in County
detrimental Plots, Shsw
Vide Variation in Varieties


That tifSre is a wide variation in the
varieties of SOY beans, as adapted to
soil and climatic conditions In this
county, IL shown by w, A. Buchanan,
county agent
The farm bureau soy bean variety
ties, plots are situated on the J. o. BIS
sett farm, just north Of LamoIlle, on
the west side of the road. The white
signs which are In evidence designate
the various varieties compared for
hogging down and sllage purposes.
In making the tests the county agent
has made recommendations of the var
ietlcs that should be used for hogging
down and for growing with corn for
silage. His findings are set forth In
the following statement of the results
OF the tests:
All Reecive Same Care.
"Au of the sixteen dilrerent vart-
cites were seeded on May %, and have
received the same cultivation and
care by Mr.. Bissett. A wide variation
Ia readily noticed on comparing the
six different varieties for hogging
down purposes, which are next to the
road. The date for maturity varies as
much as thirty days. The hogging
down varieties rank in the following
order, according to maturity: First.
Minnesota, 1871; second. Early Brown:
third, Black Eye Brow; fourth, Man
chu fifth Ito San: sixth. Elton:
seventh. Ohio 1896. These plants were
checked just III days after seeding.
The first three varieties were fully
mature and produced n greater yield
of seed. The Minnesota 1877 and Black
Eye Brow stood erect, while some OF
the other hogging down varieties tend
ed 20 lean and spread over the ground.
"The varieties used in comparison
for silage purposes show wide varia-
ton. The Hollyhrook. Roosevelt Mon
gol and Medium Green varieties are
the only kinds that grew erect and of
sufficient height to be harvested to-
gether with corn. The Hollybroot
variety attained the greatest height,
that of forty inches, with profuse clus-
ters of pods covering the entire main
stem of each bush. The Roosevelt,
Medium Green and Mongol varieties
vary in height from thirty-four to
thirty eight inches. The foliage Of the
above varieties is dark. dense, and
rather coarse.
THE beans on the Hollybrook vart-
ETY. are about two thirds ripe. which Is
also true of the Mongol, Medil<n
Green. and Roosevelt varieties. A
wide contrast is seen in the mammoth
Yellow variety, which was seeded at
~ Oh. hnn q
formed in the pods to any marked ex-
tent, and the vines do not grow erect
but run ali over the ground. forming
one dense tangled mass. This variety
was sold in tMarshalltown stores as
above named, and also called Medium
Yellow. 1t is grown in the extreme
southern states and requires fully l4o
DAYS to mature. Comparing results
with this variety is not giving soy
beans a fair trial. Farms are better OH
without Mammoth Yellow soy beans
when it comes to the task Of harvest
ing them.
"'The SOW beans that were inoculated
matured earlier and produced larger
yield Of seed. as well as bushes OF
greater height. Some of the soy Dean
roots were literally covered with nod
ules as large. as peas. lnoculated soy
beans will add nitrogen from the air
to the ground more rapidly than clover.
if given an equal chance.
Varieties That Are Recommended.
"Maintaining the fertility of QUE
soil is our real problem today. Every
man who is farming should not fali
To visit this soy bean test ground on
the Bissett farm. Bushes of the Varl-
GUS varieties have been selected ana
gathered by County Agent w. A.
Buchanan for display purposes at a
later date.
"Soy beans are destined to play an
important part in farming operations
In hogging down with corn, for silage
with corn. as we'll as for soiling pur-
poses in maintaining a fertile, mellow
soil. Soy bean roots are unsurpassed
for mellowing up hard soils.
"The results of this variety test are
obtained for the benefit Of Marshaii
county farmers thru the efforts or the
farm bureau. The soy bean varieties
not recommended are the Mammotn
yellow, Wilson, Haberland and Sable.
particularly the first named variety.
Use Minnesota 1877, Black Eye Brow, ltS
San or Early Brown for hosging down.
and the Hollybrook, Roosevelt, Monsol
and Medium Green varieties for grow
ing with corn silage.
Marshall county Is the first place
In Iowa to try the Hollybrook variety.
Tests prove it's worth. as 1t has been
seeded on fully twenty farms in the
county this season, and In several fields