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Meet Amazing Americans 科學家與發明家 喬治華盛頓卡佛(George Washington Carver)
 
喬治華盛頓卡佛蒐集土壤樣本 George Washington Carver gathering soil samples
喬治華盛頓卡佛蒐集土壤樣本 George Washington Carver gathering soil samples

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花生專家

花生自此成為漸受歡迎的作物,在1920年種植花生的農夫已經多到組成了美國聯合花生協會(UPAA),1921年該協會請卡佛在美國國會中宣揚花生的多種用途,很快地喬治華盛頓卡佛成為國內家喻戶曉的人物:華盛頓卡佛,就是花生專家!在1940年時,花生更成為美國農作物的前六大產物之一。

Peanuts became more and more popular. By 1920 there were enough peanut farmers to form the United Peanut Association of America (UPAA). In 1921 the UPAA asked Carver to speak to the U.S. Congress about the many uses for peanuts. Soon the whole country had heard of George Washington Carver, the Peanut Man! And by 1940 peanuts had become one of the top six crops in the U.S.

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