Bulletin . in order thatall the leaves will be preserved. Soy beans should be mixed with corn in the silo, one tonof the beans to two or three tons of corn. Silage made from mixed corn and soy beans is a much betterfeed than corn silage and less grain need be fed where it is used. Soy bean hay is as valuable for feeding dairy cows as alfalfa. There are a number of varieties of soy beans which will provesatisfactory for New Hampshire conditions. The soy bean improves the soil; can be grown for seed; canbe used as a human food; and is an excellent crop for greenmanuring. The soy bean will probab
Bulletin . in order thatall the leaves will be preserved. Soy beans should be mixed with corn in the silo, one tonof the beans to two or three tons of corn. Silage made from mixed corn and soy beans is a much betterfeed than corn silage and less grain need be fed where it is used. Soy bean hay is as valuable for feeding dairy cows as alfalfa. There are a number of varieties of soy beans which will provesatisfactory for New Hampshire conditions. The soy bean improves the soil; can be grown for seed; canbe used as a human food; and is an excellent crop for greenmanuring. The soy bean will probably assume its maximum importancein New Hampshire as a crop to supplement corn in the silo. The author desires to express his appreciation to B. E. Curry,Experiment Station Chemist, under whose direction the chemicalanalyses herein reported were made. Names of growers and seed dealers who handle the differentsoy bean varieties can be obtained by writing to the New Hamp-shire Agricultural Experiment
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