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When I hear the name George Washington Carver, I think Peanuts. In addition to the 300 or so products he made from peanuts, Carver also found 118 applications for sweet potatoes, and found numerous uses for cowpeas and pecans.
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Peanut - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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George Washington Carver - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Then he developed over 300 uses for peanuts, including such products as cheese, milk, coffee, flour, ink, dyes, soap, wood stains, insulating board, and some important plastic materials. Peanuts are remarkably rich in food values.
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Don't underestimate the humble peanut this Christmas, writes Tina Courtney. More than just a snack, they have a host of uses for peanut main meals ... An American botanist developed more than 300 uses for peanuts, including an alternative to shoe polish and toothpaste.
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Thus, in order to improve the soil, Carver instructed the farmers to plant peanuts, ... Within a week, Carver had experimented with and devised dozens of uses for the peanut, including milk and cheese. In later years he would produce more than 300 products that could be developed from the lowly peanut, including ink,
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When southern farmers grew peanuts and soybeans and found a limited market for them, Carver set to work developing commercial applications for them, creating more than 300 peanut-based products, including milk, cheese, flour, ink, dyes, wood stains, soap, and cosmetics.
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Not only did Dr. Carver contribute to changing the face of southern farming, but he also developed more than 300 uses for peanuts, mostly for industrial purposes. Early Legislative Action ;
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Not only did Dr. Carver contribute to changing the face of southern farming, but he also developed more than 300 uses for peanuts, mostly for industrial purposes, including cheese, mayonnaise,chili sauce,bleech shampoo, axle grease, linoleum and ice cream.
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