SOYA -BEAN VARIETY TEST.

New Zealand Journal of Agriculture, Volume XIII, Issue 2, 21 August 1916, Page 140

SOYA -BEAN VARIETY TEST.

Nine varieties of Soya beans received from Purdue University, Indiana, U.S.A., were tested at the Moumahaki Experimental Farm last season. The beans were planted in October in 24 in. rows. Very bad weather followed for more than a month, but towards the end of November better conditions enabled the plants to become erect, and rapid growth followed, successfully checking the growth of weeds. Inoculated soil was not used, and no sign of nodules was observed on any of the varieties. The manure applied per acre was 8 tons farmyard, 4 cwt. Ephos phosphate, | cwt. sulphate of potash, and | cwt. sulphate of ammonia. The results of the test are tabulated below :

. Variety. Date planted. Weight pulled for Forage, 5th Feb.', . 1916, in Tons per Acre. Date pulled for Seed. .Yield in Bushels per Acre (60 lb. ' bushel). Average Number of Seeds per Plant. Approximate Number of Seeds ■ per Pound... Number of Seeds per Pod. Length of Strawin Inches. Colour of Seed. i. Mikado . 1 I9I5Oct. 12 . 6-28 1916. April 5 28 6 3 s 2,360. ■3 29 Yellow. 2. Auburn ....... I3-I4 »» 45 122 . 2,828 3 46 Black. 3. Ito San . .: >> 12-00 - ♦ » 38 .99 2,680 3 27 Yellow. 4. Tasking . . 12-54 .21 ‘ 59 2,95° 2 33 Green. 5. Black Beauty, >> 11-14 24 . .95 4,130 3 32 Black. 6. Hollybrook >> 11-14 20 68 3,490. 2-3 27 Y ellow. 7. Sable > » 13-14 '’ 2 4 ■ Ig2 5,280 2-3 34 Black.. 8. Early Brown >1 14-28 27 .65 2,520 3 37Brown. 9. Morse Variety. to Date planted. O4LbHHt0iwa to W h h h uf 0 h to ■ co co-u 4. 4. O co Weight pulled for Forage, 5th Feb., 1916, in Tons per Acre. WjO. Date pulled for Seed. w to to to to to Lb 4. to 4* 04 * CO Ln CO Yield in Bushels per Acre (60 lb. bushel). Ln O !O Ln O tO 0k - Ui to COLntOkO to Lb Average Number of Seeds per Plant. Lb 10 Ln Lb -4 JO JO tO JO Ln tO t> O CO Lb w tO CO kO Lb Ln CO tO Ok oooooooooo Approximate Number of Seeds per Pound. wwwwwwwuw I Number of Seeds per Pod. Ln Lb Lb 10 Lb Lb tO 4- tO L 4 tO Lb M 0k <0 Length of Straw in Inches. tri tri tri 4 tri 0 4 tri kJ 3 3 p Up J4p4 S § r r - B 3 • 3 Colour of Seed. 10-28 >, ... ... 0-14 5 1 . 3,7io 2 ' 57 Brown.

—T. W. Lonsdale, Manager, Moumahaki- Experimental Farm.