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Show SOY jlEAXS BECOMING BIG SEED CROP IN MIDDLE WEST The soy bean is rapidly taking a place as a major crop in the farming systems of the Corn Belt, replacing oats to a considerable extent and taking tak-ing part of the corn aoreage. Altho primarily used for forage, pasture, and ensilage, the growing of seed during the last few years has been a very profitable industry. The production pro-duction of seed has1 now increased to the point where the supply greatly exceeds the demands for planting. County soy-bean associations, the growers, county agents, and extension exten-sion officials, notably in Illinois and Indiana, have, concerned themselves in the development of a commercial outlet of the seed. As a result, the production of oil meal from Corn-Belt Corn-Belt grown soy beans seems to be definitely de-finitely assured for the season of 19-22. 19-22. Several mills in Indiana and Illinois Ill-inois have become interested in the possibilities of the soy bean as source of oil and meal. Two mills in Till- nois have planned to use about 750,-000 750,-000 bushels this season, while other mills are planning on a smaller scale. Although definite figures are not available on the acreage of soy beans in the various states, reports to the United States Department of Agriculture Agricul-ture indicate very large increases In acreage for sped production and forage for-age purposes throughout the Northern North-ern and Corn-Belt states. The possibilities possi-bilities of utilizing domestic grown beans for oil and meal no doubt had much to do with the large increase in acreage for seed. Such a commercial outlet affords the grower another cash crop as corn and wheat. The various ways in which the soy bean and its products are utilized in the I'nited States indicate a ready market for the commercial produc-fion produc-fion of soy-bean seed. Soy-bean oil Is largely used in the manufacture of soaps and paints, and it is also used in the manufacture of lard and butter but-ter substitutes, rubber substitutes, linoleum, printing ink, and as a salad sal-ad oil. The cake or meal is a superior su-perior cattle feed and of high value for human consumption. |
