Records on sucker-application patent, 1947-1960

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Title:: Records on sucker-application patent, 1947-1960
Description:: This folder contains records related to an invention to control the growth of "suckers" on the nodes of tobacco plants, using the application of chemicals. North Carolina State College applied for the patent rights of an invention developed by their agricultural engineers, the recognition and intellectual control of the application of mineral oil to recently "topped" tobacco stalks to prevent lateral buds ("suckers") from forming, as well as an applicator device for administering the oil. Included are patent applications and other forms, correspondence and memorandums, contractual agreements, and other related records.
Topics:: Agriculture
Subjects:: Agricultural engineering
Agricultural inventions
Patents
Tobacco -- Research
Item identifier:: ua100_014-002-lb0006-010-000
Coverage Date:: 1947-09-25 to 1960-11-08
Genre:: Agreements
Application forms
Correspondence
Lists (Document genres)
Memorandums
Names:: North Carolina State College more info on North Carolina State College
Digital Project:: Cultivating a Revolution

Repository:: Special Collections Research Center at NC State University Libraries
Collection:: North Carolina State University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering Records, 1928-2008 (UA100.014) held by Special Collections Research Center at NC State University Libraries
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Funding:: Digitization of this resource was partially supported with federal Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) funds made possible through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services, and administered by the State Library of North Carolina, a division of the Department of Cultural Resources.