TN 97LC Hybrid Burley Tobacco Seed in Bottle, 2021

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Artifact Overview

Artifact Details

Artifact

Seed

Date Made

2021

Creator Notes

Seed variety developed by Dr. Robert Miller, Professor of Plant and Soil Science at the University of Kentucky and Research Professor of Plant Sciences at the University of Tennessee. Seeds produced in Chile and packaged by Workman Tobacco Seed, Inc., of Murray, Kentucky.

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

2023.147.5

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Dr. Robert Miller.

Material

Seed (Material)
Plastic
Paper (Fiber product)

Color

Blue
Black (Color)
White (Color)

Dimensions

Height: 3 in
Width: 1.5 in
Length: 1.75 in

Inscriptions

on lid: Workman / TN-97 LC on label on bottle: CERTIFIED SEED LC / KNOWN PEDIGREE / FIELD INSPECTED / VARIETY TN 97LC / KIND / BURLEY TOBACCO TOB. / LOT NO. 181-11-97LC-C7P / NET WT. 23 GRAMS / NO. OF SEED 10,000 / ORIGIN CHILE / TEST DATE 11/21 / GERMINATION 98.00% / PURE SEED 04.00% / INERT 00.25% / COATING MATERIAL 95.75% / WORKMAN TOBACCO SEED / MURRAY, KY 458936 / WK571218
TN 97LC Hybrid Burley Tobacco Seed in Bottle, 2021