The Pulaskian., 1921-09-22

acre, if sown broadcast, and 5 or pounds if sown in drills.
 Teosinte.-Here is truly wonder ful forage plant worthy of general cultivation. Give 1t rich, warm, balmy soil and 1t will yield from 20 to 30 tons of green fodder per acre. It is simply marvellous. In Georgia, Florida and Louisiana its yields are all the way from 25 to 50 tons of green fodder per acre. It grows to a height of IS feet in those states, a single kernel will produce 20 to 50 stalks of the most nourishing green fodder imaginable. Should not be planted until the ground is good and warm, late in the spring, as it is strictly a tropical forage. About two pounds of seed are required to the acre, in rows 2 feet apart and Is inches apart in drills.
 Sudan Grass.-Sudan grows strict l ly erect. There is no other grass that will withstand the neglect, will stand beyond the proper stage of maturity before being cut, as will Sudan, and this without apparent detriment to the quality, a feature of almost in- dispensable value to the busy farmer. The quality of the hay is exception ally high, chemical analysis showing 1t of the same value as Timothy and Johnson grass. It is equal to Millets in feeding value, and much heavier yielder. The hay is nutritious, pal atable and highly relished by stock. Sudan grass is easy to cut with. a mower and cures readily. It is cut just after full bloom. After cutting it resumes its growing promptly and in about 30 to 40 days another cut ting is ready. The suitability of Su- dan for growing with soy beans, COW 1 peas and other legumes is evidenced by every practical farmer in the country who has found 1t to be one essential that was necessary to give a properly balanced ration for stock. Sudan grass should not be planted until the soil has become warm. It can be sown at any time in summer 70 to 75 days ahead of frost. It is sown in rows from IA to Is inches apart; sown this way it takes from to 5 lbs. to the acre; on soil where there is plenty of moisture it also is sown broadcast or drilled in. and then 10 to Is (some say 20 lbs.) lbs. of seed are required per acre. If sown in drills, rows can be cultivat- ed, especially should this be done if seed crop is wanted.
 Soy Beans.-Soy beans grow erect, branching out in 4 to 6 stems, near the ground, which attain the height of 2 or 3 feet. The branches are thickly covered with leaves and pods from the ground to the top. On single plant, as many as 200 pods, containing from 3 to beans each, have often been counted.
 They are more trough and heat resistant than alfalfa; grow on all soils, even on sandy and acid ones, where clover fails. Growing erect. they can be easily cultivated and har- vested. Soy beans are mostly grown for grain. This grain is equal in feeding value to oil meal and con- tains 3 l-2 times as much protein and fat as corn or oats. Soy bean hay is richer in protein than alfalfa and twice as nourishing as millet hay. Soys are largely used as a catch crop and can be planted as late as July. Soys are used with great profit as soil renovators, and are especially val uable on sandy soils. When the en- tire crop is plowed under they will add to the soil such quantity of nitrogen alone which, in the form of commercial fertilizer, is worth over $500 per acre. This is twice as much as crop of COW peas or clover will furnish. Seed should be planted about corn planting time, when the ground is thoroughly warm, in rows 2 to 3 feet apart and l2 to Is inches apart in the drill. From one-third to one-half bushel of seed is required to the acre. Cover not over one-half inch deep; never roll. Cultivate two or three times, but never after the buds appear. Cut for hay when the pods are forming, before the leaves drop; for seed when half the pods are dry.