,,iii  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session   
,s4 ,,res4 #cih  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!
 ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,octob] #ca1 #bjai,mr4
 ,jones submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2   
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on         
,agriculture1 ,nutrition1 & ,=e/ry      
,,resolution  ,recogniz+ ! ,national    
,peanut ,fe/ival held annually 9 ,do?an1
 ,alabama1 & ! importance ( ! peanut    
indu/ry 9 ! ,/ate ( ,alabama & ! ,unit$ 
,/ates4  ,:]eas ,dr4 ,george ,wa%+ton   
,c>v]1 an ,african-,am]ican sci5ti/1    
inv5tor1 educator1 & =m] slave--  7#a7  
propos$ ! plant+ ( peanuts & soybeans to
 re/ore nitrog5 to soil left b>r5 f     
cotton production2  7#b7 inv5t$ m ?an   
#cjj products made f peanuts2 &  7#c7   
became ! fir/ gue/ speak] 9 ! hi/ory ( !
 ,national ,peanut ,fe/ival2  ,:]eas !  
,incas ( ,p]u began cultivat+ peanuts z 
e>ly z #aejj ,b4,c41 & peanuts 7 spread 
f ,s\? ,am]ica to ,spa91 ,asia1 &       
,africa2 ,:]eas1 9 ! #agjjs1 ,africans 7
 ! fir/ to introduce peanuts to ,nor?   
,am]icans2 ,:]eas1 beg9n+ 9 ! e>ly      

#ahjjs1 ! /eady gr[? ( peanut production
 all[$ peanuts to transition f be+ a    
food prim>ily = live/ock & ! poor to a  
high-prote9 & well-lik$ s\rce ( food =  
soldi]s dur+ ! ,civil ,w>2 ,:]eas1 9 !  
e>ly #aijjs1 dem& = peanuts grew due to 
advances 9 h>ve/+ & production me?ods t 
made peanuts & peanut products m easily 
available2 ,:]eas ,dr4 ,c>v] recomm5d$  
peanuts z a crop to rival ! top         
comm]cial position ( ,s\!rn cotton1     
foll[+ ! ne> de/ruction ( ! cotton crop 
due to ! boll weevil2 ,:]eas1 9 #aich1 !
 fir/ ,national ,peanut ,fe/ival 0 held 
9 ,do?an1 ,alabama2 ,:]eas1 z a result (
 8 in/rum5tal "w 9 promot+ ! peanut 9 ! 
,wiregrass area ( ! ,/ate ( ,alabama1   
,dr4 ,c>v] 0 invit$ to s]ve z ! fir/    
gue/ speak] at ! ,national ,peanut      
,fe/ival2 ,:]eas #b aw>ds 7 e/abli%$ at 
! fir/ ,national ,peanut ,fe/ival-- 7#a7
 ! ,miss ,peanut ,aw>d1 fir/ won by     
,elizabe? ,johnson f ,headl&1 ,alabama2 
&  7#b7 ! ,volunte] ( ! ,ye> ,aw>d1 nam$
 9 honor ( ! fir/ presid5t ( ! ,national

 ,peanut ,fe/ival1 ,h>ry ,p4 ,hall1 &   
aw>d$ annually s9ce its e/abli%m5t2     
,:]eas ! ,national ,peanut ,fe/ival has 
become an e/abli%$ ev5t ov] ! pa/ #ha   
ye>s & became a nonpr(it organization 9 
#aieb ?r\gh a resolution pass$ by !     
local *amb] ( comm]ce2 ,:]eas1 9 #aiif1 
! /atue ( ,dr4 ,c>v] 9 ,do?an1 ,alabama1
 0 d$icat$ to honor ! fam$ peanut pione]
 & fir/ gue/ speak] at ! ,national      
,peanut ,fe/ival2 ,:]eas1 9 #bjaj1 !    
,national ,peanut ,fe/ival mov$ to its  
curr5t location at ! fairgr\nds on ,,u  
,highway #bca ,s\? 9 ,do?an1 ,alabama2  
,:]eas peanuts rema9 a significant ca%  
crop gr[n 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates t is valu$  
at m ?an #a1jjj1jjj1jjj p] ye>2 ,:]eas  
*ildr5 & adults 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates       
consume an av]age ( #f p\nds ( peanut   
products1 includ+ snack nuts & c&y1 p]  
p]son ea* ye>2 ,:]eas1 ea* ye>1         
individuals 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates consume   
approximately #acc1jjj1jjj metric tons (
 peanut oil1 a high-quality cook+ oil2  
,:]eas approximately half ( all peanuts 

gr[n 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates orig9ate )9 a    
#ajj-mile radius ( ,do?an1 ,alabama2 &  
,:]eas1 9 #bjah1 peanut f>m]s 9         
,alabama1 ( :i* !re are close to #ijj-- 
7#a7 produc$ runn] peanuts1 ! v>iety (  
peanut t makes up #hj p]c5t ( all peanut
 production 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates2  7#b7    
h>ve/$ #ahi1jjj acres ( peanuts2 &  7#c7
 produc$ #djj1jjj1jjj p\nds ( peanuts   
valu$ at approximately #aah1jjj1jjj3    
,n[1 !re=e1 be x  ,t x is ! s5se ( !    
,s5ate t ! ,national ,peanut ,fe/ival   
held 9 ,do?an1 ,alabama1 is ( rem>kable 
importance to ! ,/ate ( ,alabama1 !     
,unit$ ,/ates1 & ! peanut indu/ry due   
to--  7#a7 ! att5dance ( approximately  
#bjj1jjj fairgo]s ov] ! c\rse ( a       
#aj-;day ev5t2  7#b7 ! economic impact (
 ! ,national ,peanut ,fe/ival to ! t[n (
 ,do?an1 ,alabama2 &  7#c7 ! celebration
 9 ! ,national ,peanut ,fe/ival ( "o ( !
 mo/ important1 useful1 & well-lov$ ca% 
crops 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates4