There seems to be an awakening to
the fact that there is money in rats
ing geese.
Dressed geese sold at Ch ts
time this last season for 16 ce per
pound.
Personally, I consider the African as
fine an ornamental variety as either
the wild Canadian or the Egypti.
geese. i
IMPORTANCE OF SOY BEANS
Legume Is Destined to Become Valu.
able Crop in Southwest-Adapted
to Any Soil.
The soy bean doubtless will become
a very valuable farm crop in the
southwest. It is a legume, and ranks
well with the cowpea in feeding value
and in residual effects upon the s0,
but the soy bean has a wider adapt
tion than the cowpea.The cowpea iE
limited to the south and southwest'
but the soy bean may be grown is
most any locality where corn is
grown; it will continue to be a vali
able crop where corn is grown and
live stock fed.
The soy bean is a native of Chins
and Japan, where it has been cUlt.
vated since ancient times. In th.
Orient it not only furnishes feed for
animals, but the beans are used as
human food. Many thousands of toos
of soy beans are imported into . -
rope from Manchuria.
The oil from the, soy bean is used
for soapmaking. It is said that var
nish and paint manufacturers are at
terested in soy bean oil as a substt
tute for linseed oil. Soy bean cake;
after the oil has been extracted,
makes most excellent feed for stock,
and cake is extensively used in North'
ern Europe.
