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- How to Grow the Peanut and 105 Ways of Preparing it for Human Consumption, May 1917 - 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.
- May 01, 1917
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How to Grow the Peanut and 105 Ways of Preparing it for Human Consumption, May 1917
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.
- Study of the Soils of Macon County, Alabama, and Their Adaptability to Certain Crops, Bulletin No. 25, 1913 -
- 1913
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Study of the Soils of Macon County, Alabama, and Their Adaptability to Certain Crops, Bulletin No. 25, 1913
- Help for the Hard Times, Important to Farmers, circa 1905 - George Washington Carver directed the agricultural Experiment Station at Tuskegee Institute in Alabama. In this bulletin, Carver gives farmers suggestions for producing better crop yields and for earning additional income. Tuskegee director Booker T. Washington says in the forward that "If the farmers will follow the advice given by Prof. Carver, instead of the present low price of cotton proving a drawback it is going to prove a permanent blessing..."
- circa 1905
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Help for the Hard Times, Important to Farmers, circa 1905
George Washington Carver directed the agricultural Experiment Station at Tuskegee Institute in Alabama. In this bulletin, Carver gives farmers suggestions for producing better crop yields and for earning additional income. Tuskegee director Booker T. Washington says in the forward that "If the farmers will follow the advice given by Prof. Carver, instead of the present low price of cotton proving a drawback it is going to prove a permanent blessing..."
- Some Cercosporae of Macon County, Alabama, Bulletin No. 4, 1901 - George Washington Carver's major scientific contributions were the agricultural bulletins he issued from the Experiment Station of the Alabama state extension service that he established at the Tuskegee Institute. This bulletin, on Alabama fungal plant diseases, points to Carver's potential as a mycologist. He never pursued mycology in depth due to the teaching and service demands of his position at Tuskegee.
- 1901
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Some Cercosporae of Macon County, Alabama, Bulletin No. 4, 1901
George Washington Carver's major scientific contributions were the agricultural bulletins he issued from the Experiment Station of the Alabama state extension service that he established at the Tuskegee Institute. This bulletin, on Alabama fungal plant diseases, points to Carver's potential as a mycologist. He never pursued mycology in depth due to the teaching and service demands of his position at Tuskegee.
- Poultry Raising in Macon County, Alabama, Bulletin No. 23, 1912 -
- July 01, 1912
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Poultry Raising in Macon County, Alabama, Bulletin No. 23, 1912
- Some Possibilities of the Cow Pea in Macon County, Alabama, 1910 - Among George Washington Carver's scientific contributions were the bulletins he issued from the Experiment Station of the Alabama state extension service that he established at the Tuskegee Institute. Carver wrote what he called "threefold" agricultural bulletins, with information for farmers, teachers, and housewives. This bulletin taught readers that cow peas were good for depleted soils as well as good to eat.
- 1910
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Some Possibilities of the Cow Pea in Macon County, Alabama, 1910
Among George Washington Carver's scientific contributions were the bulletins he issued from the Experiment Station of the Alabama state extension service that he established at the Tuskegee Institute. Carver wrote what he called "threefold" agricultural bulletins, with information for farmers, teachers, and housewives. This bulletin taught readers that cow peas were good for depleted soils as well as good to eat.