Dietary studies with reference to the food of the Negro in Alabama in 1895 and 1896 . iu the negro huildiug at the Atlanta Exposition in 1895. o. WASHINGTON: GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 189 7. LETTEE OF TEA^fSMITTAL. United States Department of Agriculture, Office of Experoient Stations, ^VasMngton^ B. C,j January 15, 1897, Sir: I have tlie honor to transmit herewith a report on investiga-tions of the food of the negro in Alabama in 1895 and 1896, preparedby Profs. W. O. Atwater and Chas. D. Woods. These investigationsconstitute a part of the inquiries made with the funds appropriated byCongres
Dietary studies with reference to the food of the Negro in Alabama in 1895 and 1896 . iu the negro huildiug at the Atlanta Exposition in 1895. o. WASHINGTON: GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 189 7. LETTEE OF TEA^fSMITTAL. United States Department of Agriculture, Office of Experoient Stations, ^VasMngton^ B. C,j January 15, 1897, Sir: I have tlie honor to transmit herewith a report on investiga-tions of the food of the negro in Alabama in 1895 and 1896, preparedby Profs. W. O. Atwater and Chas. D. Woods. These investigationsconstitute a part of the inquiries made with the funds appropriated byCongress ^to enable the Secretary of Agriculture to investigate andreport upon the nutritive value of the various articles and commoditiesused for human food, and were carried on under the supervision ofProfessor Atwater, special agent in charge of nutrition investigations,in accordance with instructions given hj the Director of this Office. The immediate purpose in conducting an inquiry into the food ofthe colored population of the Southern States was to obtain informa-tion as to the kinds, amounts, and composition of the food materialsused. Thedietarystudieswi38atwa
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