Excerpts from the report Preface: In December 1952, the Bureau of the Census, at the request of the U. S. Department of Agriculture, made a special survey of soybean, cottonseed, and flaxseed processors in the United States. These processors were asked to report the quantities of soybeans, cottonseed, and flaxseed crushed and the crude oil produced by type of equipment used during the 1951-52 season. This report is based primarily on the basic data collected in that survey and data from secondary sources. Early in May 1953, United States summary data were released to the public. The primarym purpose of the present report is to increase the usefulness of these data to the industry by an analysis by States. It is the first time that such information ever has been made available. The report briefly analyzes the trend in soybean processing techniques, estimates soybean crushing capacity and utilization, and presents the distribution and number of soybean, cottonseed, and flaxseed mills by method of extraction.
