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Soybean Experimental Laboratory
Chemist Robert Boyer ran this laboratory, where dozens of workers researched industrial uses for other farm crops,
including cantaloupes,
Henry Ford used soybeans for more than just food. He designed Model A car parts,
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Henry Ford built the Soybean Experimental Laboratory in 1930 in Greenfield Village to help farmers find ways of using
their crops in the industrial world. Soybeans and other crops could be reproduced quickly, unlike iron ore, lumber or
lead.
carrots and beets.