Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-04-19
RI Increase in
Soy Bean Crop

70 n lowa In 1919 Shows increase
a 90 Per Cent Over Preceding
vear--esan 10 Palatabls To a"
NeeIs-soms Soils Not Adapted TO
Culture Without Treatment.
to Times Republican.
Ames, April ls--An increase Oh
100 Per cent In the 1919 acreage Oh
ne coy bean In Iowa over the is4'
,rep hAs bean reported by the extea-
,ioh Department of Iowa ssAte eo.
- These figures are OF irApo
hAoause tho Ssy bean was
Nv unhsaI Of In this s'a'e
before Y IN iss there were s.
81 acres ~-.Ssd the cultivation
Of the bean contested with 4S-
s0a Aosss In Nls. " seed enough
can b proeurS. acSrding to farm
crops extensionN expAs, the 1890
acreage Will also be tge.
Practically unknown in the state
in 1917. except to th$owa expert
ment stAtion. the soy IAN, since its
introdu0tioa thru tho iva Expert
msnt Association In 1s1has be ONE
one Of the best crops Iowa for
feeding, Ter emerssucy ~. for sill
age mixture and soil &rovemsnt.
Last year Ave times Albany acres
were grown ~ In 1s1s.
Palatable To All Sek.
The soy bsan IL pslakls to oil
Stock N has been aown by
experiment to have feeding
value equal to alfalfa for hog
ginS down It Is ~ dssir-
able. especially when planted
with corn. For sheep It likes ex-
cellent feed When plaItd with
corn and used for feed 1t ives
greater total tonnage Of ID than
any other crop. This is Faluable
when the matter Of silagts con-
sidered. Experiment has s1vn that
more silage per acre IL PROCEED and
q moro palatable product tthe re-
suit with the use of soy kean. A
mixture Of 1-S beans AMOS corn
makes q highly palatable slage.
Az an emergency hay pop 1t Is
among the best It IN eaat handled
and can be planted any me up to
June -, altho better rtllts have
been obtained when II 5 planted
earlien The hay IL very hlataole to
ali stccaL Tho soy b contains
more moisture than othr legumes
and has to be cured q life different
ly and should be out wen green so
that the leaves no nd all fail on
In the handing process later.
xrias soy bean can be TAINTED either
alone Of with corn. 1ports to the
Iowa station show th3 50 per cent
Of the 1910 crop was IN the
corn. When It Is plak led It can be
s,thsr drilled OF s9n broadcast.
thirty 70 forty-Ave Yunds per acre
which seams to Be thS best for Iowa.
When soxu With coS- three to ave
seeds In sAoh hill Of Ehree stalks are
.hs Aes& according b reports gath
red Is ia iowa 5ation- Attach
nspaa - - b hi for every corn
,ian4oe O. h1ndlD S,ese seeds.
oosso oelis NJ Suitable.
o. e he ob5efions TO the soy
,sAa = thaA oil sdls are not ready
o svew u due TO The lack Of the
,roD0 ouceasia. bis condition can
y ssAAg1r rsmediA By getting
uitusS Aom any commercial arm
nd Dea1D0tne n o. the land.
tot 1lnooulataon come
rstA ~ eu1turA
Ihs 10Y bean can be used for
ood aitho u Is not OF the better
ua11tv cI beans. In China, where
he ASAa 4eiginatsd 1t has been next
he ssoA the leading food for CEN
arssA tn this country some people
avs osso using it. It produces be-
wssA ~ and - bushels per acre.
II oau s. harvested with q binder
nd t&eN1ASd with an ordinary
s1asufhA sttAo It goes thru the
sparata1 slowly.
Tbsgo ~ many varieties OF seed
d th~ snAxsest and It depends on the
sne q sowing which to use. For
- G6aAiAcns, the following are
,uas q ~ bSst va<ietassi Chestnut,
DabarA 10 San. Minnesota 1ss and
N, Medium Green, Ebony, Wilson
nd PG1kins. Others may be found
,h,oh ars - good For q crop to
I'd nasUo0sn 10 tho soil and produce
ood Nd for IN stock, tho soy bean
mating Z gooA showing.