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Which Weed Killer Should YOU Use?

  • Advertisement for 2-4 Dow Weed Killer

  • 1946-Jun

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Black and white print advertisement for 2-4 Dow Weed Killer and other herbicides manufactured and sold by the Dow Chemical Company. The advertisement features several illustrations of a farmer spraying the toxicant over barnyards, pastures, and grain fields. This advertisement appeared on page 14 of the June 1946 edition of Country Gentleman.

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  • 13.75 in. H x 10.5 in. W
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  • Courtesy of Science History Institute

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  • Box 7

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Dow Chemical Company. “Which Weed Killer Should YOU Use?,” June 1946. Advertisements from the Dow Chemical Historical Collection, Box 7. Science History Institute. Philadelphia. https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/qv33rx45w.

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