Record #:

8511

Author(s):

Kopp, Katherine

Abstract:

Powell & Stokes, a farm supply business, was founded in Windsor in 1915 by brothers-in-law Luther Powell and Jonathan Stokes. After World War II, two Powell brothers took over the business, and now, a third generation of Powells runs the company. Back in the late 1960s and early 1970s, Jack Powell, Sr., created a recipe for frying what he called blister-fried peanuts. The business started as an off-season project, but the local demand for the peanuts became so great that Bill and Jack Powell, Jr., founded Bertie County Peanuts in 1994. The peanut business now accounts for 15 to 20 percent of the farm supply business.

Source:

Our State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 74 Issue 9, Feb 2007, p116-118, 120, il, por Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Bertie County Peanuts (Windsor); Peanut products--Windsor

Record #:

21839

Author(s):

Hughes, Leah

Abstract:

North Carolina ranks fifth in peanut production, producing 435 million pounds in 2012 with a value of $150 million. Luther Powell and his brother-in-law, Jonathan Stokes, started a farm-supply business in in Windsor in Bertie County in 1919. Peanuts was one of the crops they purchased. Although they shared peanuts at the store and in meetings, it was not until 1992 that they began marketing their well-known product, Bertie County Peanuts.

Source:

Business North Carolina (NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 34 Issue 4, Apr 2014, p44-49, il, por Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Peanut products--Windsor

Record #:

42670

Author(s):

Motley, Gene

Abstract:

Founded in 1919, Powell & Stokes is an agricultural supply business. in Windsor and its subsidiary Bertie county Peanuts. currently managing the business are Jack Powell Jr. and sons Jon and Jeff.

Source:

North Carolina's Eastern Living Magazine (NoCar F 252.3 N82), Vol. 12 Issue 5, Sep. 2020, p6-8 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Peanut products--Windsor; Peanut industry--North Carolina