Records, 1947-1953.

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Records, 1947-1953.

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The records include correspondence, memoranda, reports, proposals for experiments, project outlines and reports, experimental analyses results, scientific data, patent applications, blueprints for construction of facilities and equipment, and photographs regarding the conduct of research on rubber extraction, processing and byproduct utilization, principally from guayule shrubs.

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National Agricultural Library, NAL

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National Agricultural Library, NAL

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United States. Bureau of Plant Industry, Soils, and Agricultural Engineering

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United States. Bureau of Agricultural and Industrial Chemistry

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U.S. Natural Rubber Research Station (Salinas, Calif.)

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Natural Rubber Extraction and Processing Investigations Project (U.S.)

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On Aug. 1, 1947, USDA resumed research on rubber production from guayule shrubs with the establishment of the U.S. Natural Rubber Research Station at Salinas, California. The Bureau of Agricultural and Industrial Chemistry was assigned responsibility for research on rubber extraction, processing, and byproduct utilization, while the Bureau of Plant Industry, Soils, and Agricultural Engineering received responsibility for research on crop production. BAIC's Western Regional Research Laboratory ha...