4 BULLETIlsr 439, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



391,410 tons, respectively. Adding these quantities to the exports 

 of South Manchuria gives 654,705 tons for 1912 and 599,278 tons 

 for 1913, which may be taken as representing the total exports of 

 beans from Manchuria for these two years. 



Table I. — Exports of soy beans, bean cake, and bean oil from the principal ports of 

 South Manchuria, 1909 to 1913, inclusive.'^ 



Exports and ports. 



1909 



1910 



1911 



1912 



1913 



Soy beans: 



Tons. 



1, 643. 4 

 512,469.0 

 237, 020. 6 



Tons. 

 136.1 

 359,665.3 

 174, 562. 7 



Tons. 



4,591.5 

 268, 732. 4 

 154, 187. 3 



Tons. 



3, 639. 8 

 182,628.6 

 129,985.1 



Tons. 

 5 225 6 





169 300.8 



Newchwang 



105,341.8 





Total 



751,133.0 



534,364.1 



427,511.2 



316, 253. 5 



279,868.2 





Bean cake: 



16, 349. 6 

 318, 825. 5 

 356, 499. 4 



12,054.0 

 277,423.7 

 327,098.5 



33, 166. 5 

 463,546.2 

 386, 599. 1 



40,111.1 



3^8, 722. 7 

 282,877.9 



42,322.2 

 566 135 7 







298 364 







Total 



691, 674. 5 



616,576.2 



883, 311. 8 



701,711.7 



906 821 9 







Bean oil: 



92.7 

 10, 850. 3 

 37, 875. 2 



149.6 

 18,753.2 

 21,356.2 



365.7 

 33,729.7 

 28, 039. 1 



558.4 

 37, 466. 7 

 21, 826. 2 



192.1 





43,392.3 





20 752 9 







Total 



48, 818. 2 



40,259.0 



62, 134. 5 



59, 851. 3 



64,337.3 





1 Compiled from I . S. Dept. Com., Daily Cons, and Trade Rpts., No. 115, p. 922, May 16, 1914. (Hanson, 

 G. C. Manchuria's soya-bean trade.) 



SOY BEANS IN JAPAN. 



The soy bean is cultivated quite extensively throughout the 

 Empire of Japan and occupies about 3.8 per cent of the total area 

 devoted to the cultivation of rice and other cereals. In many dis- 

 tricts it is cultivated not in fields by itself, but in rows along the edges 

 of rice and wheat fields. Although not grown to any considerable 

 extent as a main crop by the Japanese farmer, the average annual 

 production is about 18,000,000 bushels. In quality the beans 

 raised in Japan are said to be superior to those of Manchuria and 

 Chosen and are used exclusively in the manufacture of food products. 

 The imported beans, of which very large quantities are obtained 

 from Manchuria and other Asiatic countries, are used principally 

 in the manufacture of bean cake and oil. 



The methods of culture of this crop, though varying slightly in 

 different provinces, are quite similar to those employed in Manchuria. 

 The average yield of soy beans to the acre for the last 10 years is 

 15.3 bushels. The highest average yield recorded is 21.6 bushels 

 to the acre, while the lowest average yield is 8.48 bushels. Accurate 

 data as to the cost of production are not available, but estimates 

 made by Japanese agricultural experts place it at about $10 per 

 acre exclusive of taxes. The average market price in Japan for 

 home-grown beans is about $1 a bushel, while for imported beans 

 it is about 70 cents a bushel. 



