Show Many Soybean Varieties Needed for Varied Uses Breeding to improve the soybean is only beginning but the chances are bright says W. W J. J J Morse of the United States Department of Agri Agri- culture New varieties are needed even though the department and the states have already imported more than lots of 01 seed Soybeans are particular in their local requirements are arc more vari variable variable able than many plants and are grown for a variety of 01 purposes A good forage bean may not be a n good milling bean or be useful as a vegetable Some growers want soybeans for forage others for oil and meal processing still others as vege tables The result is that each local area in the soybean regions needs a soybean variety that will do well weL weLin wellin wellin in that particular place and for a definite purpose Such an area may even need two or three varieties- varieties one for forage one for lor high oil or protein content for the mills and anda a third for the table The soybean is is a self fertilized plant Artificial crossing is difficult difficult cult and tedious but it can be done |