Report, "Insect Census of Fordlandia Including Control Measures," March 29, 1935
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From 1928 to 1945 Henry Ford tried, unsuccessfully, to establish productive rubber plantations at his Brazilian settlements of Fordlandia and Belterra. Set in the Amazon jungle, the plantations of trees were under constant threat from a multitude of tropical pests and diseases. Charles Townsend, an entomologist well-versed in the insects of Brazil, was brought in by Ford to address the pest problem.
From 1928 to 1945 Henry Ford tried, unsuccessfully, to establish productive rubber plantations at his Brazilian settlements of Fordlandia and Belterra. Set in the Amazon jungle, the plantations of trees were under constant threat from a multitude of tropical pests and diseases. Charles Townsend, an entomologist well-versed in the insects of Brazil, was brought in by Ford to address the pest problem.
Artifact
Report
Subject Date
29 March 1935
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On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
64.167.390.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 8.5 in
Width: 11.0 in
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