"How the Farmer Can Save His Sweet Potatoes and Ways of Preparing It for the Table" (2nd ed.), January 1925
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George Washington Carver directed the agricultural Experiment Station at Tuskegee Institute in Alabama. As part of his work, Carver wrote what he called "threefold" agricultural bulletins, with information for farmers, teachers, and housewives. Carver advocated that Southern farmers grow sweet potatoes: they helped nitrogenate depleted soils, were nutritious, and kept well.
George Washington Carver directed the agricultural Experiment Station at Tuskegee Institute in Alabama. As part of his work, Carver wrote what he called "threefold" agricultural bulletins, with information for farmers, teachers, and housewives. Carver advocated that Southern farmers grow sweet potatoes: they helped nitrogenate depleted soils, were nutritious, and kept well.
Artifact
Bulletin
Date Made
January 1925
Creators
Carver, George Washington, 1864?-1943
Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute
Place of Creation
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
91.0.122.7
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Printing (Process)
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 9 in
Width: 6 in
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