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Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research.

Preferred Citation

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Burnett's Wheat Fan Instructions, 1851, Ms2013-077, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Source of Acquisition

Burnett's Wheat Fan Instructions was acquired by Special Collections prior to 2006.

Processing Information

The processing, arrangement, and description of the Burnett's Wheat Fan Instructions was completed in September 2013.

Scope and Content

Burnett's Wheat Fan Instructions was printed in Salem, Virginia in September 1851, and it contains directions on how to use C.M. Burnett's patent beveled wheat fan. The document is a one page sheet of directions for using the wheat fan. The directions are split out by crop type and are for wheat, oats, corn, clover, flax, and timothy seed.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Agriculture
• Burnett, C. M.
• Food Technology and Production
• History of Food and Drink
• Local/Regional History and Appalachian South
• Salem (Va.)

Rights Statement for Archival Description

The guide to the Burnett's Wheat Fan Instructions by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 ( https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/ ).