Posts Tagged ‘March’
John Lineback
The First Cottonseed Hulling Machine 1814 Today the inventor and agricultural pioneer John Lineback received a patent for the first cottonseed hulling machine. He was based in Salem, North Carolina. Today, cottonseed hullers are known as disc hullers, and they not only dehull oilseed shells like cottonseed and peanuts, but they also crush oilseeds such…
Read MoreRise and Shoot Farm’s Karen Washington Promotes New York Community Gardens
“If you come into the garden feeling sad, you will leave feeling happy.” March 31, 2018 On this day, garden activist Karen Washington gave a speech to help spur the community garden movement in New York City. Karen Washington has done so much for the Bronx as an urban gardener. The theme of her talk…
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Carolina Cottonseed Today the inventor and agricultural pioneer John Lineback received a patent for the first cottonseed hulling machine. He was based in Salem, North Carolina. Today, cottonseed hullers are known as disc hullers, and they not only dehull oilseed shells like cottonseed and peanuts, but they also crush oilseeds such as soybeans. Cotton…
Read MoreElmer Ivan Applegate
Great Migration Botanist March 31, 1867 Today is the birthday of an important pioneering Oregon botanist Elmer Ivan Applegate. Elmer was born near Ashland. His grandfather, Lindsey Applegate, was a wagon train leader, and he led many settlers to Oregon during the “Great Migration” of 1843. Elmer was the oldest in his family of…
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Snapdragons and Foxglove March 31, 1880 Today is the birthday of the biochemist Muriel Wheldale Onslow who researched flower color inheritance and pigment molecule biochemistry. Muriel was born in England and ended up marrying a fellow biochemist named Victor Onslow. Victor was actually the son of royalty – his dad was the fourth Earl…
Read MoreWilliam Ralph Meredith
The Meredith Principles Today is the birthday of William Ralph Meredith. Meredith was a Chief Justice in Ontario, and he’s remembered as the founding father of workers’ compensation in Ontario. His work helped shape worker’s compensation for the rest of Canada and the United States. His principles regarding workers’ compensation became known as the Meredith…
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