How to Grow the Peanut and 105 Ways of Preparing it for Human Consumption, May 1917
THF213329 / How to Grow the Peanut and 105 Ways of Preparing it for Human Consumption, May 1917
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Artifact Overview
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: they included information for the farmer, for the teacher, and for the housewife. This bulletin on growing and cooking peanuts, along with Carver's other advocacy work, helped popularize the peanut as a useful and nutritious crop for Southern farmers.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Bulletin
Date Made
May 1917
Subject Date
May 1917
Place of Creation
Creator Notes
Written by George Washington Carver, published by the Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute.
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
64.167.285.9
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Printing (Process)
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 9 in
Width: 6 in
Inscriptions
front cover:
Experiment Station
Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute
Tuskegee Institute, Alabama
Printed by Tuskegee students from funds supplied by the Ash Fund established in memory of Mrs. Ellen L. Ash
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