How to Build Up and Maintain the Virgin Fertility of Our Soils, October 1936
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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. Soil was the foundation of his work; this bulletin describes how to prepare the soil for planting and how to use both commercial and natural fertilizers to improve soil health and crop yields.
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. Soil was the foundation of his work; this bulletin describes how to prepare the soil for planting and how to use both commercial and natural fertilizers to improve soil health and crop yields.
Artifact
Bulletin
Date Made
October 1936
Subject Date
October 1936
Creators
Carver, George Washington, 1864?-1943
Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute
Place of Creation
United States, Alabama, Tuskegee
Creator Notes
Written by George Washington Carver, published by the Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute.
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
64.167.285.29
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: 8.875 in
Width: 6 in
Inscriptions
front cover: Experiment Station Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute Tuskegee Institute, Alabama
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