"Your Country Needs Soybeans, for Food Feeds Guns. Grow More in '44"
1941 - 1945
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In wartime, soybeans became important in both North America and Europe as substitutes for other protein foods and as a source of edible oil. This poster from World War II exhorts farmers to grow more soybeans.
This primary source comes from the Records of the Office of Government Reports.
National Archives Identifier:
516252Full Citation: 'Your Country Needs Soybeans, for Food Feeds Guns. Grow More in '44'; 1941 - 1945; Records of the Office of Government Reports, Record Group 44. [Online Version, https://www.docsteach.org/documents/document/your-country-needs-soybeans-for-food-feeds-guns-grow-more-in-44, December 6, 2024]