Transcript Soy Beans - Barren County Schools

Soy Beans
By: Chandler Bunch
And
Jonathan Hope
How is the crop planted
• Seed are be planted in cultivated or
tilled land by a tractor and a planter
which deposits the seed about 1⁄2
inches deep in trenched rows that are
usually about 30 inches apart,
depending on the farmer.
How is the crop cared for once
planted while growing
• If this is the second year you have had
soy beans there in that field there is
bacteria from the first year so you need
to spray roundup POWERMAX 1 to get
rid of all bacteria before planting again.
How is the crop harvested
• The crop is harvested with a combine.
The combine puts the beans thought a
process called threshing which is
where the combine breaks the beans
from there casing.
What equipment is needed to raise
and harvest the crop
• Soy bean drying equipment has a simple
construction that uses constant heat to dry
soybeans. Straw, coal and rice husks are
used to fuel the machinery. The result of the
process is a "pollution-free" soybean.
• Colloid milling machine the colloid milling
machine mixes and grinds the soybeans
using continuous high speed and abrasion.
The force of the machinery evenly disperses
and emulsifies the soybeans to create an
even consistency.
Why is it important for this crop
to be grown
• Soybeans vary in protein from 2445%,they also vary in oil fro 17-45%.
• So this product is used for protein in
schools, most schools have switched
over to soy burgers because they are
better for the school body to eat.
What is the market for this crop
• The price depends on the month you are
selling your crop. It could be from $9.00 to
$10.50 per bu. In years pass the prices
has been as low as $5.00 to $6.00 per bu.
What region or place of the
country is this crop grown in
• This crop is mostly grown in the
northern parts of the United States, the
crop grows in about and dry climate
that tobacco and corn will grow in.
• The crop does need rain but will not
grow in any type of swamp land, the
roots get to much rain and burns up the
roots.
What can this crop be used for
• This product can be used to make foods.
• It can be used to trade for other crops like
wheat.
• Cheaper way of making diesel fuels.
• Can be used to feed life stock such as
pigs.
What products can come from this
crop
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Soy sauce
Soy burgers
Bee foods
Swine feed
Creamers
Salad dressings
Milks
cooking oils
alcohol
diesel fuels
Time line
• Ground needs to be treated which means it
needs to be disked from past crop.
• Then you can plant the beans the next day.
• Then after the beans are planted for at least
2 days you need to spray the beans, the
beans will approach the top of the soil in
about 2 days.
• Beans are usually harvested around 3 to 5
months after they was planted.
Is this crop used by the farmer
or usually sold for money
• The farmer uses the beans to feed there
animals such as beef cattle, hogs, and
dairy cows.
• The crop is also traded and sold.
Other basic info….
• It takes 3-7 days for the beans to become
mature before the plant starts to turn
yellow and come fully mature.
• In the begging soybean seed from China
was planted by a colonist in the British
colony of Georgia in 1765. Benjamin
Franklin sent some soybean seeds to a
friend to plant in gardens.
Resources
• www.agriculture.com
• www.madeinchina.com
• www.soybeanmill.com