Show soy beans win fame for illinois popularity of crop brings In inquiries quirles from eight different states I 1 what baked beans did for boston ston soy beans ore are doing for illinois kriak ing lier her famous says J C fackleman crops extension specialist of the college of agriculture university of illinois because odthe of the widespread reputation of illinois as n soy bean producing center Ilac hackleman kleman recently received within the short space of a few days inquiries regarding soy bean seed or the commercial utilization of the crop from eight states and ones one foreign country brighter day for beans incidentally he considers the letters as additional evidence that an even brighter day Is dawning tor for soy beans what popularity the crop already his has gained in this state I 1 Is s indicated by the fact that 1111 last year produced slightly more than bushels bus liels of suy soy beans which was more than any other two states and about a third of the production for the entire cod country the recent inquiries which the college has received about the thel crop came from montana nebraska indiana missouri wisconsin ohio arkansas texas and porto rico riding hiding high on the wave of soy bean popularity now sweeping illinois Is the variety a new high developed by plant breeders bleeders bre eders in the experiment peri ment ent station of the university of illinois college oi or agriculture this past year it again proved superior to all other varlet varieties les grown nt at the experiment peri perli pediment ment nent station and produced the highest yield ever recorded for a soy bean variety on tho the station plots tills this was bushels an acre in a rotation grown on rich soll soil in a rotation grown on rather light soil it made 1 08 bushels an acre seed distributed seed from the new variety Is gradually being distributed over the state farmers in 31 counties growing ittris it this past year reports from these farmers indicated that the new variety averaged 25 bus bushels liels an sere acre or about live bushels an acre berb more than the average for all other varlet varieties les superiority of the variety as a seed producer Is especially marked on the more fertile soils of the central and north central portions of the state |