Show I Oats Produced for I Grain Unprofitable Farmers Can Well Substitute Substitute r tute Other Grain Oats are arc one of the least profitable grain crops raised m In New Jersey This statement was vas made by Proto Prof G. G W. W Musgrave c agronomist at nt the time College of ot Agriculture New Bruns Bruns- w wick vick ck Several Se years of ot observation and study have lIu e convinced Professor Musgrave Mus- Mus grave gravo that most farmers can well veil substitute soy SOV leans beans wheat rye ye or barley hurley for the oats generally used usel uselIn In the common rotations Particularly valuable are soy hp loans beans At the present pres pres- ent emit time It costs 34 34 to produce nn an acre of them whereas It costs 3 30 39 to produce uce an nn acre of oats Even more striking is the time difference In value between thc these e two crops at the time time of ot maturity so soy beans benns are worth 55 fiG 5 an nfl acre and oats a arc are worth only 23 Soy beans yield Ich one to three three or four tons per Iel acre and under f favorable favor favor- nor able abie conditions should average two tons In feeding value the they timey compare favorably fu with alfalfa hu hay Hence on farms where considerable hay imay Is fed the they lucy may readily replace much other hay or release It for sale Time The soy bean hean Is a le legume lIne and consequently con a n soil soli pr er B By plantIng plant plant- hug Ing ng this crop the tIme of ot nitrogen fertilizer required will lie be much macli toss less SS for like all legumes It adds rather than removes remo nitrogen en mm the time soil soli If a so soy beans benm immune have never ne been grown gro on time the fiel field before It Is necessary y to inoculate the time seed This Is most easily done dune by 11 the time soli and seed sted method de described In Extension Bulletin 3 32 Issued Is Issued Is Is- sued free of charge e b 1 by the time College of Agriculture e at nt New ew Brunswick When soy o beans benns precede wheat In Inthe Inthe the time rotation m prompt action at nt harvest time Is necessary in order to prepare pre pre- lJ pare re a see seed bed properly for tho timo wheat |