Cultivating and Planting Activity at Soybean Laboratory, Greenfield Village, 1937-1950
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Henry Ford believed farmers would prosper if they could produce crops for industry. In 1929, Ford had a research laboratory constructed in Greenfield Village to explore the value of agricultural products. Nearby plots of land were put under cultivation to grow vegetables and legumes. Soybeans proved the most promising and, by the late 1930s, soy-based products were being produced.
Henry Ford believed farmers would prosper if they could produce crops for industry. In 1929, Ford had a research laboratory constructed in Greenfield Village to explore the value of agricultural products. Nearby plots of land were put under cultivation to grow vegetables and legumes. Soybeans proved the most promising and, by the late 1930s, soy-based products were being produced.
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
1937-1950
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
EI.1929.464
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 7.375 in
Width: 11.000 in
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