BULLETIN 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. 1 
Exports and ports. 
1909 
1910 
1911 
1912 
1913 
Soy beans: 
Tons. 
1,643.4 
512, 469. 
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 
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. 
62, 134. 5 
59, 851. 3 
64,337.3 
i Compiled from I . S. Dept. Com., Daily Cons, and Trade Rpts., No. 115, p. 922, May 16, 1914. (Hanson, 
G. C Manchuria's soyabean 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. 
