USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -This exhibit showcases the 38 Tuskegee Institute Experiment Station Bulletins held by the National Agricultural Library (NAL) that were written by George Washington Carver during his tenure as Director.

Detailed explanation-2: -Tuskegee, Alabama, U.S. While a professor at Tuskegee Institute, Carver developed techniques to improve types of soils depleted by repeated plantings of cotton. He wanted poor farmers to grow other crops, such as peanuts and sweet potatoes, as a source of their own food and to improve their quality of life.

Detailed explanation-3: -Carver earned his bachelor’s degree in agricultural science from Iowa State in 1894 and a master’s in 1896. While there he demonstrated a talent for identifying and treating plant diseases.

Detailed explanation-4: -In 1896, Booker T. Washington needed someone to teach agriculture at Tuskegee. George Washington Carver was just finishing his master’s degree in agriculture science at Iowa State. Washington offered Carver the job.