Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-04-05
F ARM EDUCAT TON
Merits and Possibilities of Soy Beans
BY DIR. ANDREW M. SOULE

Merits and Possibilities of Soy Beans
A. A. c., Yatesville, Ga,
writes: 1 wish to know some
thing about the Laredo soy
bean which I see so extensively
advertised. How does it com.
pare with the O-too-tan?
The Laredo soy bean has been
= tested in our demonstration field
for six years past. During that pc
: riod of time, it has made a con
sistently good record. The average
yield Of hay per acre was 1850 tons
the yield Of grain. nineteen bushels
per acre. OF the many varieties OF
soy beans tested from two up to six
years, the Laredo has made consid
3erably the best record. The O-too
atan has made little more hay dur
$ing certain years, but only about
one.half as much grain. The South
ern Prolific, on the other hand, has
made considerably more grain, but
not so much hay. We regard the
Laredo soy bean as one of the best
varieties OF this crop we have ever
seen. 1t has a wide adaptabiilty, 1t
is a strong, vigorous grower, and
therefore free from disease,
THE seed is very small, hence, only
little seed is necessary to plant
ian acre. Where the seed is planted,
say in three-foot rows and dropped
six inches aparc II the drill, from
Ene-half gallon to one gallon will be
ample to plant an acre. or course,
V1f they are sown broadcast, more
seed will be required. We do not
advise this practice, however, in con-
nectlon with the soy bean.
The planting, cultivation, and ham
ding Of the Laredo soy bean is ex.
actly the same as that which would
be practiced with any other variety.
This strain has fine stems and is
sufficiently upright in it's habit of
growth to make it easily harvested.
We believe that for hay and grain
production, the Laredo soy bean is
superior to the cowpea, and, for this
reason, we recommend its extensive
cultivation in Georgia.
Qualities of College No. / Cotton
r. J. H., Smithville, Ca,
writes: I wish some information
in regard to College No. cot
+ ton. How does it grow and what
rSlHO UOllS dOSS IL AdNS' MY loL0
is a stiff red clay pebble land.
Would this variety of cotton be
"a good kind for me to grow?
/. College No. is variety Of cot
ton developed through the agency
of this institution. Work on this
strain was begun good many years
ago. It has been improved and
standardized through systematic Sc
Pection in our demonstration field for
many years past until it may now
be regarded as we'll established
Strain.
Some of its special characteristics
are as follows: About sixty bolls will
make q pound. 1t is a conically
Shaped plant with short fruiting
limbs, which begin close to the
ground. 1t is remarkably free Of
yegetative limbs, the kind which do
not produce cotton but take UP a lot
Hf plant food in their development.
1T is two weeks earlier than most
strains of cotton and, therefore, well
adapted for growth under weevil
conditions. The fiber is of excellent
quality and uniform as to length
and strength. The yield of lint va
rdes, of course, under seasonal and
soil conditions, but will probably APP
proximate SO per cent. The length
of the staple varies from fifteen.
sixteenths of an inch to one and one
sixteenths inches in length. 1t is a
Thoroughly standardized, early ma
turing variety of cotton, adapted for
general cultivation throughout Geor-
gia on those soils that are free from
the wilt disease. 1t is not recon-
mended for cultivation in commune
HES where this trouble is known to
exist. Under such conditions, we
advise the use of some of the Toole
varieties rather than College No. l..
This variety has been grown on
the community basis in several parts
Of Georgia and other southern states
as well. 1t has made a remarkable
record therein. We believe it will
make an equally good record wher-
ever it is planted by itself, kept alb
solutely pure through the process of
Selection and properly fortified and