Bulletin . 95 108 54 60 77 56 63 80 61 69 89 Seed well formed. Ripe. Pods partly set. Seeds well formed. All p o d d e d. Seed well mature. Leaves well well formed. Seed full well fully leaves turning. REASONS FOR GROWING SOY BEANS. Dairying is now the most important farm industry of thestate, and is likely to continue as such. Our farmers producevery little of the grain which they feed to their dairy cows,—their feed bills are therefore very large. The most lo
Bulletin . 95 108 54 60 77 56 63 80 61 69 89 Seed well formed. Ripe. Pods partly set. Seeds well formed. All p o d d e d. Seed well mature. Leaves well well formed. Seed full well fully leaves turning. REASONS FOR GROWING SOY BEANS. Dairying is now the most important farm industry of thestate, and is likely to continue as such. Our farmers producevery little of the grain which they feed to their dairy cows,—their feed bills are therefore very large. The most logical wayto cut down these feed bills is not to raise more grain but to raisemore leguminous forage crops which will take the place of a partof the grain in the ration of the dairy cow. These crops can bemore economically grown here than grain. Besides furnishing protein for the farm animals, legumesenrich the soil and add to the farm fertility because of their March, 1917.] THE SOY BEAN IN NEW A Field of Medium Green Soy Beans. ability of acquiring nitrogen from the air, A leguminous cropdoes not have to be plowed under to enrich the soil. If it isfed on the farm and if the manure is carefully handled, the soilwill be benefited by this added nitrogen. The best leguminous crop for our farmers to grow is red crop is better adapted to our soils and climate than is a rich feed, making a much better hay for dairy stock thantimothy and is noted for its soil improving qualities. Often-times the red clover crop fails, because of adverse soil or climaticconditions. The farmer is left without a legume crop of anysort. Rather than try to feed his cows without any legume haywhatever he should attempt to grow some other rich forage-The soy bean, being a very quick growing annual legume, may begrown for hay under these conditions. Corn silage possesses those succulent qualities which are sonecessary to the production of milk, but is itself a very widerat
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