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Folder information

Title:
Seed planter-fertilizer distributor machinery records, 1942-1954
Description:
This folder contains records related to agricultural machinery made to efficiently plant cotton seeds and distribute fertilizer in the field, powering it with only one mule. Developed at North Carolina State College, the "Once Over" machine was designed to save time and labor for cotton farming, especially for small farms. The records include memorandums of agreement and contracts regarding the commissioning and ownership of the development of the machine, correspondence and memorandums, and an article reprint titled "A New Fertilizer Distributor and Planter for the Southern Farmer."
Topics:
Agriculture
Subjects:
Agricultural machinery
Agriculture -- Research
Contracts
Cotton
Fertilizers
Planting (Plant culture)
Original Format:
Multiple materials (materials for groups)
Item identifier:
ua100_014-002-lb0007-004-000
Coverage Date:
to
Genre:
Administrative records
Names:
Giles, G. W. (George Wallace), 1910-2003 more info on Giles, G. W. (George Wallace), 1910-2003 
North Carolina State College more info on North Carolina State College 
Digital Project:
Cultivating a Revolution

Source information

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
Note field:
Not all materials from the physical collection may have been scanned. Images may have been enhanced for web access.
Rights:
For questions regarding copyright or permissions, please refer to our Reproduction, Use, Citation, and Copyright page (http://d.lib.ncsu.edu/collections/about).
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.

Scanned folders from the same box

  1. Seed planter-fertilizer distributor machinery articles and clippings, 1942-1945
    Series 2, Legalbox 7, Folder 3
  2. Seed planter-fertilizer distributor machinery records, 1942-1954, Series 2, Legalbox 7, Folder 4 (Current Folder)
  3. Seed planter-fertilizer distributor machinery records, 1942-1943
    Series 2, Legalbox 7, Folder 5
  4. The Design of the Malta Band Row fertilizer distributor, circa 1946
    Series 2, Legalbox 7, Folder 6
  5. Wheel rake development, 1944-1956 (Special Circular 3)
    Series 2, Legalbox 7, Folder 7
  6. Finger-wheel rake development, 1946-1948
    Series 2, Legalbox 7, Folder 8
  7. Design Data on Hay Rakes: A Preliminary Report by Charles A. Routh, and other records on hay rakes
    Series 2, Legalbox 7, Folder 9
  8. "The Design of the Homemade Overshot Waterwheel, Progress Report, No. 1" by G. Wallace Giles, 1913-1938
    Series 2, Legalbox 7, Folder 10
  9. An Invitation to Manufacture the Vine-Row, and related records
    Series 2, Legalbox 7, Folder 11