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Show IRE MUCH ALIKE "ma8 soy Beans and Velvet SSKns' Have About Same ,avMciimatic Adaptations. iW0l5? OF CROPS SB implant Points In Determln-taSshn Determln-taSshn of teoume Are Its Value Forge and It. Ability 'T to Supply Nitrogen. 4ft.j bv the United States Depart- WJt.l Agriculture.) Bneiis velve lien nnd B0V beans Hi nimmcr annuals, agricultural- ?Hb alike uwl for tlio best results aptrtl 't "early t,,c, mme ,rc: A comparison of theso crbprf ltd mucli a mutter of determln-M determln-M L), is the best crop ns It Is a J H consideration of their cllmntlc Hill adaptations nml tlie special A K c8Ch on the farm. Among the But points that determine tlio of a leguminous crop arc its Hfor forage, both In quuntlty nml K either as hny or pnsturo; Its H'to supply additional nitrogen ; y H.e yaiuc of the seed ns a ensh 1 Br for Ita utilization on tho farm. fisoy hefl'1 nn w100"' tl,c 8nmo Sic adnptntlons ns corn, and W H')rt nn cidture Is much moro ex- I H than that of either this con-pen iai v v , "- I BtV: he BEIS wMMlm IVwpM and Johnson Grass. wet lean. The velvet bean Is ps-IB; ps-IB; adapted to the well-drained Hh of the Atlantic and gulf Bl plain areas, while the cowpeu Hb povrn successfully not only bat throughout the cotton belt Be lower half of tho corn belt. Blret bean and cowpca are quite Hn to cold, whereas the soy benn Hud considerable frost In ind fall. Cowpcas and velvet Hboth succeed on poor soils bot- J H" the soy bean. For soil lm- j P"' tl10 velvet bean Is, In gen-rcperlor gen-rcperlor to either tho cowpen W boan, although the cowpca J Hk wider n greater diversity of ,. Nods. ' B'oyLean Is to bo preferred for fnrI'ose8 on account of Its up- j IBwwth. The CQwpea and velvet e Tlny nmms nnt therefore 5 pllfflcult to harvest and cure. J M Crazing crop for cattlo and IB0'11 flm, wlnter t,us velvet benn ' IB'beeice"el' However, the cow-IE! cow-IE! t0J l"'ftn ran uo srown over extended urea, and some of numerous varieties furnish m pasture. I de production of seed, the soy has many udvnntoges over tho a and velvet benn. The soy aatures nil Its seed at ouo time mn easily ,0 bundled by machln-ila&d machln-ila&d picking Is most commonly M In gathering cowpen sued, to machinery can be used to W' lt lH necessary to pick beans by hand because of tho B40! tai gied moss of vines. eds of velvet beans, cowpcas, WJ ' bcsuis are all excellent feed ttle and hogs. Cowpen seed,1 fl, ' Ia rrely cheap enough for I It is extensively us'dd, espe-I espe-I l,u'1' Southern states, for hu-I hu-I V7 fioy bonn 8ce1 ,n addition 1 ml?. tor feed ,s valuable for I Ev! ' ot o11 nml men. lind t I W bmt fxxl Is Increasing. J0 wlU undoubtedly con- Kin 0m ot Ul0 ,nost lmcortant II Ps lo the Southern I . a, oUuir cnP sown under I K "n"l conditions or ro-IK ro-IK , nttent'on In soil prep-lU prep-lU V"a cultivation succeeds so IBfor. ,h ,n0St Trled con(11' I fge' M" 'wprovement and hu-I hu-I Hood are obtained. |