Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-06-30
FARM EDUCATION
est WAY to Plant Soy Beans
BY DR.. ANDREW M. SOULE

Best Way to Plant Soy Beans
q n. D., Warrenton, Ga,
ties: What kind of machine
Mould be used for dropping
Laredo soy beans in the drill?
How many pounds should be
planted per acre, how wide
should the rows be and how far
apart in the drill should the
seed be dropped? What is the
advantage of the Laredo over
the Biloxi or O-too-tan?
A Cole planter along with various
other similar types of drills may be
used to drop Laredo soy beans, we
have used an implement of this
character for the purpose of planting
our Laredo soy beans with entire
satisfaction. 1t will take some work
to adjust the plates right, but when
this is done, uniform seeding can
be secured. We planted these beans
on twenty-eight acres of lana ana
used only two bushels of seed to ac-
cOmplish this end. This shows how
very uniformly and evenly ma
chimes can be made to distribute the
small-seeded type of soy beans. w e
n,anted our beans, of course, IN
three and one-half to four foot rows.
The beans in question were planted
with corn and other silage crops.
The seed of the Laredo soy bean
Is about the same size as that OF
the O-too-tan. 1t is a very tine
stemmed. prolific, grain-yieldlng va
riety. It does not take quite so
long a season in which to mature
as the O-too-tan. From our eXpe-
rience, we would recommend the
Laredo soy bean as being best
adapted for general cultivation in
Georgia and the O-too-tan as sec
ond. The Biloxi has not made so
good a yield of either hay or grain
with US. Hence, we would not adj
wise it's extensive planting until we
have made further tests TO satisfy
ourselves as to its merits and adap-
tibility for cultivation i'll Georgia.
When to Dig and How to Storc Irish
Potatoes
J. F. O., Girard, Ga, writes:
1 would like some information
on Irish potatoes; when to dig
and how to bank or save them.
Irish potatoes should not be dus
until they are mature. You can
easily tell this because when that
condition has arrived, the skin Will
be fairly firm and hard and not
easily abraded. The crop should
then be dug Immediately. If posi-
BILE, select a dry day for TINS pur'
pose. Let the potatoes sun for sew
eral hours, but do not allow them 10
be exposed to the sun sufficient
length of time to blister them. The
potatoes may then be gathered up
and store in boxes, which bold ap'
proximately a busbel. These boxes
may be put in a dark, cool cellar.
Do not place them too close togeth-
er, but provide for the free circua-
ton of the air around and over the
top of the boxes. If the potatoes
are kept cool and dark, they VIII
gradually dry out. They will not
discolor, and they will keep in
thoroughly sound and satisfactory
condition. We have kept potatoes
in this way for several months. IL
is desirable of course to dispose Oh
them as soon as market conditions
will enable you to secure stals-
factory price. You can keep irish
notatoes in excellent condition from
so to 80 days.
The sweet potato storage house
might be used for the purpose L
have suggested. if there is one in
your vicinity Or if you happen to
have one on your farm. A cool Gel
lar is also a suitable place. A free
circulation of air is necessary to
provide sufficient ventilation. DO
not pile the potatoes up in heaps.
If they are not put UP in boxes,
they should be placed in layers. All
injured and bruised potatoes should
be picked out before the storage
procedure is undertaken. If this is
not done, the damaged potatoes may
rot. and SO infect the sound pota-
toes