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ho I con and E The Where the shoe pin Howevi Who is getting ovE for Wheat? FARMER paredness, short-sightei money into the laps of Whenever you sque smiles, for your misfori farmer's good luck. Brace Up.--The S to You are the salt ar Open your eyes and m Plant Everything to. Never in the memo: more food or such assu prices. This condition only they will size up tl have war conditions fo not forget to put our Talk these matters ove explain them to you. For A Everything in the s Prosperity. Come see i The Ma SOY BEANS IN THE COTTON BEiL U. S. Government Bulletin. Introduction. The soy bean, called also soya bean, coja bean, and, in North Carolina, stock pea, is an erect, rather hairy, summer legume, resembling some what the common field bean, but usu ally much taller and not twvini~ng. In extent of uses and value it is the most important legume grown -in Asiatic countries. It is utilized for human food, for forage, and, as the bean contains a valuable oil, for the production of oil and cake, Within the last few years the crop has become of special importance because of the large importations of beans, oil, and cake from Manchuria to America and Europe. The soy beau is a valuable crop in various ways, and for certain condlitions has many points of superi ority over the -cowpea that should rec ommend it to the average farmer. In the growing end handlIng of the soy bean special labor and machinery are not necessary, the ordinary farm equipment meeting all requirements of the crop. The high yield of seed, the possibilities of the seed for the production of oil andl meal, the excel.. lent quality of its forage, the ease of growing and harvesting, and its free dom from inbiaet enemies andl plant diseases ,should all encourage the more extensive planting of this crop. Adaptations. The moy bean has wide adlaptations as regards soil and climate. ,In gen eral, the northern limit of its practical culture in the United States may be said to be that of corn and the south era limit that of cotton. In other words, it will succeed in the United states wherever corn or cotton is cul tivated. It is especially adapted to "the cotton belt, whore the later andl larger varieties, which give yields that make their extensive cultivation profitable, can be grown. Rabbits are exceedingly fond of the soy bean and often cause considerable damage to small areas. The soil requirements of soy beans are similar to those of corn, but- the plants will make a satisfactoryj growth on poorer soil than corn. The best results, perhaps, are to be ob tainedl in medium loams, although clay andl sandy soils may be made to Benefits riced Wheat, 4 eedstuffs? Farmer of Cc ches us is the fact that it isn r Much It Could and She r 15c. for hogs on fdot and mo B! The misfortunes of our fa iness, or whatever other caus western farmers. al, friend farmer, just remem] une in not having ample prov eason is Young. Mal Change This Situatio d back-bone of the earth. Fac nd to the wonderful opportun You Can for Your F Eat and Plenty to SpE ey of most men has there been rance as we now have for a col can be turned to enormous pi te situation correctly and act i e immediate attention and at 1 Farms in order for the comin r with your county agent, or < he Best of Seed 11 Farm and Garden eed line for Bigger Crops, Bet is at once. nning Gro "THE SEED PEOPLE." does not require a well-drained soil, a although a soil where water stands f for a considerable length of time is not desirable.- It is able to withstand I a greater amount of moisture, how- c ever, than either cowpeas or corn. t The soy bean is also decidedly I drought resistant-much more so than < the cowpea. Soil Preparation. Soy beans ,succeed best in a thor oughly prepared soil. The land should c be plowed early and deep,.fitted and then harrowed at intervals .until the beans are planted. The young plants ( of soy beans are not able to push e through a hard crust, as are corn and r cowpeas. Thus, to insure a good stand c the seed should have a light covering a of loose, mellow soil. Soy beansi should not be planted more than 2 inches deep, as poor standis frequent ly result from too deep covering. Fertilizers. L Theuse of commercial fertilizers is y recommlendled wvhere sandly soil pre- 1I dlominates or the soil is of lowv fer tility. WVhere fertilizers are used good results have been obtained byt using a dressing of stable manure ofr 300 pounds of acid phosphate and 250 i; pounds of wood ashes or 25 pounds of a mnuriate of potash. Where wood ashes e or the muriate are not to be had, the s acidl phosphate alone can be applied tot good advantage. In using the comn- c mercial fertilizer it is well to apply 1 broadcast before the b..ans are plant-v ed. Lime has been found almost in variably tq increase the yield. c Inoculation. - Soy, beans, like ottifer legumes, when wvel1 inoculatedi, add( niuch nitro gen to the soil. Natural inoculationt nowv occurs quite generally through- i out the soy-bean region in the south ern United States. In localities where v the crop has not been previously grown, however,, it is advisable to in- I oculate. Inoculation may be securpd through the use of pure culture or C by the use of soil from a field wherer the plants have previously developede nodules. ( Soy beans may be sown at any time after danger of severe frosts Is over, ranging from early spring until mid summer. As r rule the late varieties lI are preferable in the South and should be sown about the same time as corn. < Soy beans are grown either In cul- r tivated rows or broadcasted, depend- e~ Ingr on the nnunpose for whih. stey L Most Jorn, Ba urse t our farmers, uld Be re than $2.00 per bushel rmers, through unpre ie, is directly pouring er some other farmer isions is some other :e Up Your Mind n. about and go forward. ity ahead of you. amily and Stock ire. a greater demand for tinued demand at high ofit by our farmers if ipon it. Remember we he same time we must g of the boll weevil. ome see us and we will .S Needs ter Gardens and More ery Co., re grown. The row method is pre. erable in weedy land and usually ives larger yields of forage anc ractically always of seed. The gen. ral practice for seed production i; o plant in rows 30 to 48 inches apart or hay, soiling, or green manure v rilled or broadcast crop furnishes f ner quality of forage. In rows rom 20 to 37 poundIs of seed to th< cre is reqIuired; when sown broad ast or dlriill, from 60 to 90 pounds The seed is generally sowvn wvith ar rdinary grain drill, either in rows r broadcast. By covering the feed ups not in use the distance betweer ows can be adjusted as dlesired. Th< otton planter and corn planter havt Iso been found satisfactory in plant g large fields. Under proper soil condtions soy ecans germinate in three to five (days, as soon as the seedling plants appear bove the ground cultivation may be in. Soy beans should receive al east three cultivations. Rotations. Soy beans may be combi,,d adivan ageously in many systems of crop otations. The cash value of the seed Ssufficient to encourage the growingj f these beans as one of the mair rops of the rotation. In the South oy beans may be usedl in practically he same place in rotations as are owvpeas. In some localities a soy ean crop is grown between tw( ~heat crops5 andI in other sections be ween two oat crolps. Wheat, winter ats, and winter barley may follow oy beans. Mixtures. Soy beans may be grown satirfac hus afl'ordling a greater variety and larger yield of forage. A mixture f soy beans and cowpeas ma'res ii ecry satisfactory hay. Soy beans may also be grown either for haiy or or ensilage in a fnixture with sor hum, both the yield and the quality f the forage being improverd hy th( nixture. Soy beans are more gen rally grown with corn than witly any ther crop. Soy Beans for Hay. Soy-bean hay makes a very nutri ious forage and is relished by all inds of stock. The chief value of be hay lies in its high content of igestible protein. Feeding experi ments Indicate that soy-bean hay Is omiparable to alfalfa and red-clover av. Boy beans may be cut at any tinio from the setting of seed until the r leaves begin to turn yellow. The crop is best fitted for hay when the pods are well formed. Soy-bean hay is cured much more readily and is more easily handled than cowpea hay. The yields of hay range from 1 to 3 tons ;o the acre, and occasionally 4 tons to the acre are secured. For Pasture. / The soy bean may often be utilized to advantage for pasture for all kinds of stock, the most profitable method, perhaps, being to pasture with hogs, supplementing. the corn ration. Soy beans and corn may be grown together or the soy beans may be sown broadcast at the last culti vation of the cron. By planting the same variety at different dates or by using varieties with different dates of maturity, the grazing may be extend ed over a considerable period. As a pasture crop the soy bean is not only profitable for the feed produced but also because of the increase of soil 1 fertility -due to the manure and re fuse vines. For Soiling. Among soiling crops the soy bean has an important place. Having a high protein value, the crop may be fed to good advantage with less nitro genous crops, such as corn, sroghum, Sudan grass, and millet. The great variation in the maturity of the vari eties makes it possible to have asuc cession of fora.-e throughout the 0 greater part of the summer and fall. For soiling purposes the cutting may begin at the time of bloom and con 1 tinue until the seed are about three fourths grown. For Ensilage. When grown for ensilage, the soy bean is generally combined with corn as soy beans alone -lo not make a good quality of sil k. Good results 1 are secured where soy beans and corn are mixed, two or three parts of corn and one part of soy beans. This sil age keeps well, is readily eaten by stock, and the animals show good gains in flesh and milk production. For Soil Improvement. 1 Soy beans possess a high value for soil improvement, especially as a 'urce of humus and nitrogen. For the best results when so used, the beans should not be allowed to get too mature. For Seed. Thus far soy beans have been a very profitable crop when grown for seed, but the industry has been (level oped mainly in a few sections, but the industry has been developed mainly in a few sections, such as eastern orth Carolina. The character of their growth, their uniform maturing habit, and their large yield of grain reconi mend soy beans for seed production. Soy beans generally produce much more seed to the acre than cowpeas. Under ordinary conditions the best varieties of soy beans will yield from 20 to 30 bushels to the acre. The cost of producing the crop when the. beans are planted in rows is gener ally about the same as for corn. In addition to the value of the seed the benefit to the land in which the beans have been grown and the thrashed vines as a source of' feed must be considlered. The feeding value of soy-bean seed, which contains about 35 per cent pro tein, is very high andl compares fav orably wvith that of linseed andl cotton seed meals. For feeding, the seed is generally ground and used wvith some less concentrated feed. Experiments comparing soy-bean meal and cotton seed meal indicate that soy-bean meal is superior to cottonseed meal both for milk and for butter production. When growvn for graini alone, soy beans may be cut at any time from the yellowing of the upper leaves un til all of the leaves have fallen. The plants should remain in the field until the seed is thoroughly cured. In lhar vesting the crop for seed a self-rake reafper, a mower with sidle-declivery attachment, or a binder will deC very satisfactory wvork. It only a small area is grown, soy beans may lbe cut wvith a sickle or pulled, tied in bun dles, and flailed ont wvhen thoroughly dry. Soy beans may be thrashed with an ordinary grain thrashing outfit, with a fewv simple adjustments. Trhe cylin decr should be run at one-half the spieed used in thrashing grain, but at the same time the usual rate should be maintained for the fest of the separator. Special bean an1l peai sep arators and bean harvesters are now on the market and do very satisfac tory work. Soy beans may be thrash ed in the field without previous stack ing, or they may be stacked or hioused and thrashed later. For the best re suilts soy beans should be thoroughly dry for thrashing; otherwise much of the seed will remain unthrashed. SStoring the Beans. After the soy beans are thrashed they should be place dIn shallow bins or spreadl out on a floor for a time. The massIng of largo, quantities of beans, especially if they are not thor DrIves Out Malaria, Builds Up System The Old Standard general strengthening tonic, OROVE'S TA8TRIasas chill TONIe, drive. out Malaria~enrichea thebl~ood,and bnilds up the ays temn. A true tonic. For adults and children. Snc. oughly dry, will cause them to heat, and this will prevent germination. Under whatever conditions stored, the seed should be examined occasionally to detect any tendency to heat. The seal of the soy beans, unlike that of the. cowpea, is rarely attacked by the weevil or other grain insects. Soy beaus do not retain their germinative power as well as cowpeas. Germina tion tests indicate that it is not ad visable to sow seed two years old without previous esting. Value for 'man Food. Although the soy beans as an ar ticle of food has attracted attention from time to time in the United States, thus far it has been used but little. The beans contain only a trace of starch and are highly recommended as a food for persons requiring a food of low starch content. The num erous ways in which the beans can be prepared as human food should encourage its greater use. The dried beans may be used like the ordinary field or navy bean in baking or in soups. When prepared in either of these ways the beans require a some what longer soaking and cooking. The immature bean when from three fourths to full grown compares fav orably with the butter or Lima bean. Roasted and prepared soy beans make a substitute for coffee which has been found plasing to those fond of cereal beverages. In Asiatic countries the dried beans are soaked in salt water and then roasted, this product being eaten after the manner of roasted peanuts. Soy-bean meal or flour may be used as a constituent of biscuits, muflins, and bread; in fact, in any recipe in which corn meal is used. In the various preparations one-fourth or one-third soy bean flour or meal and the remainder wheat are recom mended. Soy-Bean Oil. Soy-bean seeds contain a valuable vegetable oil. The large annual im portations of soy-bean oil and bean cake into the United States suggest a possible ready market for such pro ducts made from American-grown beans. The demand for the oil, es pecially in the manufacture of soap, and its posibilities for other indus trial purposes, are very large, and it should be a strong competitor of other vegetable oils, for which the demand is constantly increasing both in this country and in Europe. Soy-Bean Cake. The soy-bean cake, remaining after the oil is expressed, is ground into meal and makes a highly nitrogenous feed. When the value of the meal in the production of beef and butter be comes properly recognized, there will doubtless be a large market for it as teed if prices are favorable. Owing to its high content of protein, the meal should be used with the same precautions as are observed with other highly concentrated feeds to avoid digestive troubles. As indicat ed above, soy-bean meal is of value as human food. It is probable that its use for this purpose will increase. Varieties. At the present time about 15 varie ties of soy beans are handled com mercially by growers andi seedsmen, the most important of which are Mammoth Yellow (late), H-ollybrook MILL REDUC For Field I am going to g rural districts an oppe Spring andl Summer duection on Friday. Ag: EVERYTHING IN MV MA RKE[ 'Including all Shi, Flowers. Ribbons, Etc When you are in I come in and see me. here and at the right Miss Fann THE MI At Manning Dry Old Hats Made '(medium late), Haberlandt' iI 'S late), Medium Yellow (med Manchu (medium early), Ito (early), Tokio (late), Biloxi ( late), Barchet (late), Virginia (ne dium late), Wilson-Five (mediun. r late), Peking (medium late), and ,, , Black Eyebrow (early). All of thes: v varieties, with the exception of. Bgr. A chet, are suitable for hay and seed production. The Barchet is especially' adapted for hay and green manure in the Gulf States. For seed produc tion alone the Mammoth, Hollybrook, , Tokio, and Haberlandt are to be rec ommended for the South, while the Virginia, Wilson-Five, and Peking are better suited for hay. TW[NI YEARS AGO The Town of Manning had $38.70 in the treasury. Miss Mamie Harvin has returned home from a visit to Edisto Island. Mrs. J. T. Stukes is at home again after a visit to her parents in Florida. Mormon elders were in the country trying to get converts for their faith. The tobacco growers have begun to set out their plants in various parts of the county. Bricks are being hauled for the' erection of the two brick stores on the Walker lot. Mr. John Burgess, of Macon,. Ga., formerly of this place, spent several days in Manning visiting friends and relatives. Mr. Thomas J. Davis, a student of the College of Surgeons and Physi cians at Baltimore, is at home spend ing his vacation. Married last Wednesday at the Methodist parsonage at Jordan, by Rev. Pitts, Mr. Jefferson Barfield and Miss Teresa Raffid. Cards are out for the marriage of Rev. R.- A. Few and Miss Tryphosa Davis, daughter of Hon. C. M. Davis. The wedding takes place April 20th at home. Mr. P. W. Jayroe was elected sup ervisor of the chain gang system and - the county board has authorized the supervisor to purchase the necessary tools to put the chain gang in opera tion. March report of Manning Collegiateq Institute-Essie Davis, 94.7; Lizzie Wells, 94.2; Paul Alderman, 94; Vir ginia Owens, 92.6; Wilson Dickson, 91.4; Robert White, 91.3; Hermon Jen kinson, 91.1; Earle Bradham, 91.1; Lizzie Warr, 90.6; Annie Harvin, 90; Lillian Harvin, 90; Joseph Gough, 90. Intermediate-Pet Wilson, 95.1; Su die Davis, 95.1; Kate Plowden, 94.7; Gertrude Webber, 93.3; Susie Owens, 92; Norman McLeod, 91.8; Elston Ridgeway, 90.4; George Williams, 90. Primary-Pauline Wilson, 92.4; Edna Brockington, 92.4; Cornelia Boden/ hamer, 91.4; E. J. Browne, Principal. TIONS Day Only. vye my patrons in the4 rtunity to select their Millinery at a big Re rIl 13th. Field Day. DEPARTMENT WILL ) DOWN! tpes, Trimmed Hats, own Friday be sure to The Hat you want is price. ie Weaver, LLINER. Goods Co.'s Store. aver A Specialty.}