Bulletin . ns should never be broadcasted by hand. More seed is used in drilling sohd, it requiring one and one-halfto two bushels of seed per acre. In rows 24 to 30 inches apartonly about one-half bushel of seed is required per acre. Considerable care should be exercised in planting not toseed the beans too deeply. This is a frequent cause of sandy soils they may be put in as deep as two inches, on March, 1917.] THE SOY BEAN IN NEW HAMPSHIRE. 11 heavier soils one and one-half inches should be the maximumdepth. SOY BEANS MIXED WITH CORN. Many farmers have tried to grow soy beans and
Bulletin . ns should never be broadcasted by hand. More seed is used in drilling sohd, it requiring one and one-halfto two bushels of seed per acre. In rows 24 to 30 inches apartonly about one-half bushel of seed is required per acre. Considerable care should be exercised in planting not toseed the beans too deeply. This is a frequent cause of sandy soils they may be put in as deep as two inches, on March, 1917.] THE SOY BEAN IN NEW HAMPSHIRE. 11 heavier soils one and one-half inches should be the maximumdepth. SOY BEANS MIXED WITH CORN. Many farmers have tried to grow soy beans and corn mixedin the same rows for silage. On account of the difference ofthe size and shape of the seeds it is hard to secure a uniformstand of either one. If seeded in this way it is better to plantthe corn first and immediately plant the beans in the same rowswith a planter or by hand. Some of the newer makes of cornplanters have special attachments for seeding soy beans at thesame time the corn is Good Soy Beans Can Be Produced in Corn if Conditions Are Favorable. 12 N. H. AGR. EXPERIMENT STATION. [Bulletin 181 If the soil is well adapted for the beans and if the variety ofcorn planted is not too large, or seeded too thickly, a fair yieldof beans may be secured by planting them in this way. Mostfarmers in this state plant their silage corn too thickly to allowior*much growth of soy beans. If seeded with the corn, a har-vester may be used to cut the beans and the corn at the same time. Considering all these factors we believe that the best wayto produce soy beans for silage is to grow them in a separatefield and mix them with the corn at silo filling time. The following is an extract from a letter written by A. , County Agricultural Agent in Grafton County, to theauthor. Mr. Benner has had considerable experience in hiscounty in growing soy beans mixed with corn. It has been my experience here that where soy beans havebeen sown extremely thick with the corn th
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