,,iii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #cih  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,october  
#ca1 #bjai,mr4 ,jones submitted the     
following resolution2 which was referred
 to the ,committee on ,agriculture1     
,nutrition1 and ,forestry  ,,resolution 
,recognizing the ,national ,peanut      
,festival held annually in ,dothan1     
,alabama1 and the importance of the     
peanut industry in the ,state of        
,alabama and the ,united ,states4       
,whereas ,dr4 ,george ,washington       
,carver1 an ,african-,american          
scientist1 inventor1 educator1 and      
former slave--  7#a7 proposed the       
planting of peanuts and soybeans to     
restore nitrogen to soil left barren    
from cotton production2  7#b7 invented  
more than #cjj products made from       
peanuts2 and  7#c7 became the first     
guest speaker in the history of the     
,national ,peanut ,festival2  ,whereas  
the ,incas of ,peru began cultivating   
peanuts as early as #aejj ,b4,c41 and   

peanuts were spread from ,south ,america
 to ,spain1 ,asia1 and ,africa2         
,whereas1 in the #agjjs1 ,africans were 
the first to introduce peanuts to ,north
 ,americans2 ,whereas1 beginning in the 
early #ahjjs1 the steady growth of      
peanut production allowed peanuts to    
transition from being a food primarily  
for livestock and the poor to a         
high-protein and well-liked source of   
food for soldiers during the ,civil     
,war2 ,whereas1 in the early #aijjs1    
demand for peanuts grew due to advances 
in harvesting and production methods    
that made peanuts and peanut products   
more easily available2 ,whereas ,dr4    
,carver recommended peanuts as a crop to
 rival the top commercial position of   
,southern cotton1 following the near    
destruction of the cotton crop due to   
the boll weevil2 ,whereas1 in #aich1 the
 first ,national ,peanut ,festival was  
held in ,dothan1 ,alabama2 ,whereas1 as 
a result of his instrumental work in    
promoting the peanut in the ,wiregrass  

area of the ,state of ,alabama1 ,dr4    
,carver was invited to serve as the     
first guest speaker at the ,national    
,peanut ,festival2 ,whereas #b awards   
were established at the first ,national 
,peanut ,festival-- 7#a7 the ,miss      
,peanut ,award1 first won by ,elizabeth 
,johnson from ,headland1 ,alabama2 and  
7#b7 the ,volunteer of the ,year ,award1
 named in honor of the first president  
of the ,national ,peanut ,festival1     
,harry ,p4 ,hall1 and awarded annually  
since its establishment2  ,whereas the  
,national ,peanut ,festival has become  
an established event over the past #ha  
years and became a nonprofit            
organization in #aieb through a         
resolution passed by the local chamber  
of commerce2 ,whereas1 in #aiif1 the    
statue of ,dr4 ,carver in ,dothan1      
,alabama1 was dedicated to honor the    
famed peanut pioneer and first guest    
speaker at the ,national ,peanut        
,festival2 ,whereas1 in #bjaj1 the      
,national ,peanut ,festival moved to its

 current location at the fairgrounds on 
,,us ,highway #bca ,south in ,dothan1   
,alabama2 ,whereas peanuts remain a     
significant cash crop grown in the      
,united ,states that is valued at more  
than #a1jjj1jjj1jjj per year2 ,whereas  
children and adults in the ,united      
,states consume an average of #f pounds 
of peanut products1 including snack nuts
 and candy1 per person each year2       
,whereas1 each year1 individuals in the 
,united ,states consume approximately   
#acc1jjj1jjj metric tons of peanut oil1 
a high-quality cooking oil2 ,whereas    
approximately half of all peanuts grown 
in the ,united ,states originate within 
a #ajj-mile radius of ,dothan1 ,alabama2
 and ,whereas1 in #bjah1 peanut farmers 
in ,alabama1 of which there are close to
 #ijj-- 7#a7 produced runner peanuts1   
the variety of peanut that makes up #hj 
percent of all peanut production in the 
,united ,states2  7#b7 harvested        
#ahi1jjj acres of peanuts2 and  7#c7    
produced #djj1jjj1jjj pounds of peanuts 

valued at approximately #aah1jjj1jjj3   
,now1 therefore1 be it  ,that it is the 
sense of the ,senate that the ,national 
,peanut ,festival held in ,dothan1      
,alabama1 is of remarkable importance to
 the ,state of ,alabama1 the ,united    
,states1 and the peanut industry due    
to--  7#a7 the attendance of            
approximately #bjj1jjj fairgoers over   
the course of a #aj-;day event2  7#b7   
the economic impact of the ,national    
,peanut ,festival to the town of        
,dothan1 ,alabama2 and  7#c7 the        
celebration in the ,national ,peanut    
,festival of one of the most important1 
useful1 and well-loved cash crops in the
 ,united ,states4