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Show to be used for seed or hay. 5. Plant plenty of seed, not less than two bushels per acre if put in with a grain drill, and at least one bushel per acre if planted in rows. 6. Cultivate the crop with a harrow, har-row, weeder or rotary hoe in the early stages of growth to control weeds in the rows. Having mastered these fundamentals funda-mentals of soybean cultivation, the college authorities say: "Now go ahead." , Because of the versatility of the soybean, it seems destined to become be-come one of the nation's most ir portant farm crops. Soybean oil-meal oil-meal is already recognized as one of the finest protein feeds for livestock, live-stock, while the oil is utilized in the manufacture of many commodities commod-ities of widespread use. Raising a New Crop Owing to the widespread interest jn a new and most promising money crop" for farmers seen in the development of soybeans, some suggestions for beginners In that field recently sot forth by the Iowa tate college may be of interest In the raising of soybeans tho following advice is offered: l. Do not fall to inoculate the seed. 2. Disc or harrow repeatedly before be-fore planting, in order to frc the surfaee of germlnable weed seed. 3. Delay planting untH late May or early June. , V Use either Manchu, Mini, Dun. field or Mukden variety of seed, regardless of whether the crop is |