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HAVE YOU PLANTED SOY BEANS WITH YOUR CORN? If Net, Be Sure to Plant a Crop of Them Before MidSummer. Clemson College.?The farmers of the southeastern states have not yet come to appreciate the value of soyhpans ?a a soil imnrnvpr aR a fr>n<l for man, or as a feed for animals, says Prof. Gilbeart H. Collings, of the Agronomy Division. The soybean is one of the most promising legumes cf the South, and surely the South needs to grow legumes more than any other group of plants. In order that the southern farmer may secure larger and more profitable yields, the nitrogen and the organic matter of the soil must be built up. This can be done profitably only through the use of legumes in our rotations. The soybean, sometimes called the Soja bean, soya bean, or stock pea, was introduced into this country from Japan during the latter part of the twentieth century. Altho it is not a native, the soil and climatic conditions of the southeastern states are ideal for its development. It is an annual plant of upright growth, producing large yields of both hay and grain. At the present time soybeans are more profitable to the average farmer than peanuts, and when used to turn ud Isr are equal pound per pound of organic matter and nitrogen to cowpeas, vetch, and other legumes. They are better yielders than cowpea? when planted in rows and cultivated. They grow earlier in the spring and later in the fall and are more resistant to drought, heat, and frost than cut* pUUB. As a grazing crop for hogs soybeans are among the best. As a hay crop, altho somewhat coarse, tbey are much relished by livestock. The feeding value of the hay compares very favorably with alfalfa hay. As a green manuring crop they add both organic matter and nitrogen to the soil. A test conducted by the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station found that from 100 to 135 pounds of nitrogen was returned to the soil each year when the crop was used for this purpose. There is an ever increasing demand for the seed, which are now being used for a large variety of purposes. One of the principal demands comes from the oil mills. The soybean seed are very rich in oil, one bushel yielding on an average one gallon of oil when pressed. For these reasons the acreage planted to soybeans each year is steadily increasing and should continue to increase for some considerable time to come. The preparation of the seed bed is the same as the preparation of the seed bed for cotton. However. a thorough preparation must be emphasized, for by giving the plants a good start a long step has been made toward the successful production of the crop. The plant reacts reatKly to fertilizers, especially to the application of phosphatic fertilizers. Some potassium can be applied profitably in the Coastal Plain, but nitro gen need not be applied either in the Piedmont Plateau or the Coastal Plain. Soybeans should always be planted in rows, whether they are grown for seed or for hay. The rows should be 30 to 50 inches apart, depending upon the fertility of the land and the variety grown. The seed should be planted just as cotton or corn. An ordinary corn planter can be used very successfully for this purpose. About ?5 to 36 pounds of medium size seed should be planted per ace. In planting, however, the seed should not be planted deeper than two inches and under normal conditions not deeper than one and one-half inches. Soybeans may be planted any time from early spring until mid-summer. For a grain crop they should he planted early, but for a hay. pasture, green-manure, or soiling crop they may be planted as late as August 1st. Cultivation should begin as soon as the young seed are above the ground. One deep cultivation is advised, but after that the cultivations should be shallow. Level cultivation is recommended, because harvesting is thus greatly aided. About 10 to 30 bushels of grain and 1 to 6 tons of hay will be produced per acre, depending upon the variety of bean, the climatic conditions, the fertility of the soil, and the cultivation received. The viner are cut with a mower or reaper, and shocked in th? Held to dry. The curing is similar to the curing of cowpea hay. The beans may be thrashed out with an ordinary thrashine machine, or they may he thrashed from the stalk by specially prepared harvesters. The choice of a variety must he made by the farmer himself. The South Carolina Acricultural Experiment Station found that Mammoth yellow. Browns. Austin, Tarheel Black, and Hollvbrook rave the best results in the order named in the variety test of soybeans conducted at that station. The Mammoth yellow is considered one of the best varieties for hay. As a general rule. In the southeastern states the seed do not have to be Inoculated This is particularly true In the Coastal Plain soils. If yon have never tested out the soybean. 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