Word: soybeans
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Striptease. In New Hampton, Iowa, a farmer wearing a suit of underwear, a shirt, jacket, two pairs of overalls, a pair of socks, a pair of shoes, and a hat stepped too close to his soybean harvester. He was left with hat, shoes, one sock...
These technological uses of the soybean meal and oil account for no more than 3% of recent crops. As foods, fertilizers, soap, lubricants, etc., soybean products have been used by the Chinese for ages...
...With the soybean, as with no other plant, can man feed, clothe and house himself and manufacture countless further articles. The next 20 soybean years may be as incredible as the last 20. Says the U.S. Department of Agriculture: "In spite of extensive investigations, the work of developing this versatile plant to its fullest possibilities is still in its infancy...
...Soybean protein can be made into synthetic wool-like fibers, now being developed for use in auto upholstery by Ford Motor Co. It is warmer than rayon...
...Soybean protein makes a fine, cheap (16? a lb.) substitute for casein, protein derivative of milk which is now painfully costly (28? a lb.). Three-fourths of the casein consumed in the U.S. goes into making coated papers, the rest into plywoods, plastics, water paints, leather finishes, etc. With soybean protein the Department of Agriculture is striving to meet a great demand for casein substitutes in housing and defense industries...