Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

Collection is open for research.

Use Restrictions

Permission to publish material from Burnett's Wheat Fan Instructions must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.

Preferred Citation

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Burnett's Wheat Fan Instructions, Ms2013-077, Special Collections, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Acquisition Information

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.

Index Terms

Persons:

• Burnett, C. M.

Subjects:

• Agriculture
• Food Technology and Production
• History of Food and Drink
• Local/Regional History and Appalachian South

Geographical Names:

• Salem (Va.)