The soy bean is a valuable crop in
various ways, and for certain condi
tions has many points of superiority
over the cowpea that should recom
mend it to the farmer. One of
its most common uses is for hay,
which is comparable to alfalfa and
red clover in feeding value. As a
pasture plant, the soy bean is espe
cially valuable for hogs. It also
makes an excellent ensilage crop
with corn. The soy bean can be
used to advantage for green manure,
greatly increasing the supply of hu
mus and. nitrogen in the soil. The
use of the seed or meal as a substi
tute for cottonseed or oil meal in
the feeding ration has given excel
lent results. As a human food the
soy bean should find increased favor,
as it can be used in many different
ways. In the growing and handling
of the soy bean special labor and
machi.ery are not necessary, the or
dinary farm equipment meeting all
the requirements of the crop. The
high yield of seed, the excellent
.qualIty *f-.its' fra e,-the sease ° -of
growing and harvesting it, and its
freedom from insect enemies and
plant diseases should encourage the
planting of this crop.
Library Benefit.
The lecture on "The Happy Life"
delivered by Rabbi Emanuel Stern
heim in the high school auditorium
Monday evening under the auspices
of the Chamber of Commerce was a
success from every point of view.
The able speaker was at his best
and the scholarly lecture which he
delivered was enjoyed by the select
and appreciative audience that as
sembled to hear him. The evening's
enjoyment was enlivened by ,the
presence of the popular S. J. C. I.
Orchestra and by some choice songs
rendered by the Girls' Glee Club of
the high school.
