Deer Creek in Carroll County, Indiana — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Fouts Soyland Farm
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American Soybean Association
Photographed by Craig Doda, September 3, 2023
1. Fouts Soyland Farm side of the marker
Fouts Soyland Farm. Influenced by experiments conducted in the 1890s by Purdue University and Indiana farmers like his father Solomon, Carroll County farmer Taylor Fouts was growing soybeans by 1904. With his brothers Noah and Finis, Fouts was instrumental in making soybeans an essential Indiana crop through experimentation, education, a seed company, and meetings here at "Soyland" farm.
American Soybean Association. Here on Sept. 3. 1920, over 1,000 farmers and researchers met for the Corn Belt Soybean Conference. They formed a national organization that became the American Soybean Association, electing Taylor Fouts president. ASA's advocacy helped expand soybean production from 112.826 acres in 1919 to 76.1 million acres in 2019, making soybeans the second largest U.S. crop.
Erected 2020 by Indiana Historical Bureau, American Soybean Association, Indiana Soybean Alliance, Carroll County Historical Society, and Friends and Family of the Fouts. (Marker Number 08.2020.1.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Agriculture. In addition, it is included in the Indiana Historical Bureau Markers
this page online
Location. 40° 36.138′ N, 86° 23.488′ W. Marker is in Deer Creek, Indiana, in Carroll County. It is on Indiana Route 29 south of County Road E400N, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3864 Route 29, Camden IN 46917, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Northern Indiana and specifically in Central Indiana. It is also in the American Midwest and in the Corn Belt. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture and also the Northwest Territory.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Sycamore Row (approx. 0.2 miles away); Patriot Burials (approx. 0.7 miles away); Deer Creek High School / Deer Creek Crickets (approx. 1.1 miles away); Flora War Memorials (approx. 7½ miles away); Old Flora Cemetery (approx. 7.6 miles away); Jackson Township Schools and Gymnasium (approx.
Photographed by Craig Doda, September 3, 2023
2. Fouts Soyland Farm side of the marker
Another marker is no longer nearby. Sycamore Row (was approx. 0.2 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).
Photographed by Craig Doda, September 3, 2023
3. Fouts Soyland Farm / American Soybean Association Marker
Photographed by Craig Doda, September 3, 2023
4. Fouts Soyland Farm / American Soybean Association Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on January 6, 2024. It was originally submitted on September 8, 2023, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 332 times since then and 40 times this year. Last updated on January 1, 2024, by J.T. Lambrou of New Boston, Michigan. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on September 8, 2023, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.
