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• In 1765 a sailor named Samuel Bowen came back to the U.S. from China with a sack of soybean seeds. He gave them to Henry Yonge, the Surveyor-General of Georgia. Yonge planted them and grew them with phenomenal success, reaping three crops in a single growing season. (continued next page)

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SOYBEANS IN THE U.S. (cont’d)

• Samuel Bowen took the soybeans that were harvested in the state of Georgia and used them to make soy sauce and soy noodles, patenting the process he used. He presented his knowledge to British monarch King George III and was rewarded with a gift of 200 guineas from the king and a medal from the Society of Arts, Manufacturers, and Commerce in England. However, when Bowen died in 1777, all Western interest in the soybean faded and wasn’t revived for many years.

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• In 1851 a Japanese junk foundered in the ocean off the coast of Japan. A ship called the Auckland bound for San Francisco rescued the stranded sailors. When the ship arrived in California, port authorities forbad the Japanese sailors from leaving the ship for fear they would spread disease. • Dr. Benjamin Edwards was in the area waiting for a ship to take him the round-about way back to his home in Alton, Illinois. He examined the Japanese sailors, pronounced them healthy, and allowed them shore leave. He received a thankyou gift from them. The gift was a package of soybeans. • Edwards took the seeds to Illinois with him and gave them to a horticulturist in town named John Lea. They grew so well that Lea began passing seeds out to other people interested in horticulture and agriculture, who in turn passed seeds onto others. SOYBEANS CATCH ON • In America, soybeans were thought of only in terms of hay and forage for livestock. Nearly all kinds of livestock thrived on nearly all parts of the soybean plant. But by the late 1890s, western scientists experimenting with soybeans began to make new discoveries. (continued next page)

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• Researchers found that soybean plants, like all legumes, improve the quality of the soil they grow in because they are able to take nitrogen from the atmosphere and convert it into a form of nitrogen that enriches dirt. All plants need nitrogen to grow, but not all plants can convert it from the air. Other plants grow better in soil that legumes have recently grown in because of the increased level of nitrogen. • George Washington Carver began studying them along with the peanut, and found that the oil in the beans could be used in many different ways. Health food advocate John Kellogg promoted the use of soybeans at his health spa in Battle Creek, Michigan. His chef, Jan Willemse, used them in as many ways as possible. Many of Willemse’s recipes were even showcased at the 1934 World’s Fair. People finally began to think of soybeans as more than just livestock feed. • In the 1900s, a man named William Morse, a researcher for USDA, devoted his entire 42-year career to promoting the soybean. He founded the American Soybean Association; he wrote books about soybeans; he published papers; and he lectured. By the time he retired in 1949 he had earned the title of “The Father of Soybeans.” • In 1922 in Decatur, Illinois, the Staley Company built the first major soybean processing plant, giving Illinois farmers a guaranteed market price for soybeans. By 1938, the U.S. was exporting soy meal to other countries. • When World War II began, soybean production soared. Soybeans fed millions of starving refugees. Soybean oil replaced imported fats and oils needed to make glycerin, which was used in many ways as a solvent and lubricant. Soybean meal increased animal production. Soybean protein was used as a meat extender. (continued next page)

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• One of Henry Ford’s interests was to improve the lot of the American farmer. He became fascinated by the soybean and sent one of his researchers to China to investigate the ways the soybean was used there. In the early 1930s Ford had 300 different types of soybean planted on 8,000 acres of farmland he owned, and his scientists began to experiment. The experimentation, which cost his company over a million dollars, paid off. • Soybean oil was used to make a superior automobile paint; it was used to oil the casting molds in the same way a cook oils a baking pan; soy fibers were stuffed into seat cushions; and soybean meal was molded into buttons and knobs for use as handles and horns. Eventually it was estimated that a bushel’s worth of soybeans went into every Ford car that rolled off the line. They were used in the window trim, the accelerator pedal, the timing gears, and many other small parts.

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• Today soy products are used in hundreds of ways: car wax, chain oil, cleaning solvents, fuel additives, hydraulic oils, paint strippers, grease, lubricants, motor oil, spray foam insulation, ink, crayons, odor reducers, nail polish remover, lawn fertilizer, hand lotion, hand cleaners, hair care products, candles, fire extinguishers, bug sprays, disinfectants, linoleum, soaps, varnishes, tape, explosives, leather softeners, and more. • About 80 million acres are planted in soy every year in the U.S., mostly in the Midwest. Many areas average 50 bushels per acre. Each bushel of soybeans (which weighs 60 lbs) can be processed to produce 10 lbs. of soybean oil, or 39 lbs. of soy flour, or 11.8 lbs. of isolated soy protein. The U.S. grows more soybeans than any other nation, supplying half the world’s soybeans. Soy also supplies more protein meal for livestock feed than any other source.

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• A typical turtle shell is made up of about 50 different bones, which are actually modified ribs and vertebrae. Shells have nerves and a blood supply so turtles can bleed and feel pain if their shell is damaged. • The alligator snapping turtle is the largest freshwater turtle in North America, growing to 2.5 feet (76 cm) long and weighing up to 200 lbs. (91 kg). An appendage on its tongue looks like a worm and acts as bait to draw prey straight to the turtle’s mouth. • Some turtles can make noises, such as a South American species that clucks like a chicken, an Asian tortoise that whines like an electric motor, a Central American species that yelps like a dog when attacked, and the leatherback sea turtle which makes a belching sound. • The largest turtle in the world is the leatherback sea turtle, which can weigh over 2,000 lbs (900 kg). • Green sea turtles make a remarkable 1,200 mile (1,931 km) migration across the ocean to lay their eggs on Ascension Island in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean. Why do they go that far? Scientists hypothesize that sea turtles, being one of the more ancient species on the planet, were around in the days when the continental drift had not yet separated Brazil from Africa. The turtles simply swam a short distance from Brazil to lay their eggs on Ascension Island. But as South America drifted slowly west over the eons, the distance the turtles had to swim kept increasing. No single turtle would have noticed the difference, but after thousands of years, the turtles were swimming 1,200 miles to build their nests. As the distance increased, turtles evolved to become larger, stronger, and more muscular with greater stores of fat in order to increase their chances of making the journey successfully. (cont’d)

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1. What percent of the edible fats and oils consumed in the U.S. come from soy? 2. What percent of soybeans in the U.S. is eaten by livestock? 3. Which has more protein: soybean or beef? 4. Name the only vegetable item that has more iron than soybeans. 5. Today in the U.S. soybeans are the second largest crop. What crop is bigger?

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