A Guide to the Burnett's Wheat Fan Instructions, 1851
A Collection in
Special Collections
Collection Number
Ms2013-078
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Processed by: Nicole Hancock, Student Assistant and Kira A. Dietz, Archivist, Special Collections
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
- Burnett, C. M.
- Agriculture
- Food Technology and Production
- History of Food and Drink
- Local/Regional History and Appalachian South
- Salem (Va.)