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By KEVIN HANNIGAN
Soil Conservation Service
Dr. George Washington Carver was an African American who greatly contributed to our society and country. His intellect and energy dramatically improved agriculture, the rural economy and the lives of millions in the United States.
Dr. Carver was born in Diamond Grove, Missouri in 1864. He worked his way through school at a time when few opportunities existed for an education. By 1896 he had graduated from Simpson College and Iowa State College in agriculture. With a doctorate in agricultural science he went to Tuskegee Institute at the request of Booker T. Washington. There, he conducted research and taught for many years.
Cotton had been king in the South at that time. The economy was dependent upon this one crop. Cotton has high nutrient requirements and depleted the farmers’
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