151-FC-21B5

C. Coville, consul

Report no. 27761

(courtesy of outh Manchurian Railway Co.)

China (Manchuria) - Soybean (Growing)

Field of soy beans in Manchuria

S.M.R. Photo Service

South Manchurian railway Co.

This is far & away the most important crop pf the region, & Dairen is its great export point. Almost 6,000,000 tons of soy beans were grown in Manchuria in 1930. The low price of soy beans on the world market has temporarilly crippled Manchuria's purchasing power.