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The trade name "Superior" under the Superior Trade Co. was first used in 1892 and manufacturing began in Springfield, Ohio. They imprinted in their advertising, "The Best in the World". American Civil War Capt. Edward Lyon Buchwalter was one of the organizers of the Superior Drill Company and president of the same from 1883 to 1903.
Teff (Amharic: ጤፍ), also known as Eragrostis tef, Williams lovegrass, [1] or annual bunch grass, [2] is an annual grass, a species of lovegrass native to Ethiopia, where it first originated in the Ethiopian Highlands. [3] [4] It is cultivated for its edible seeds, also known as teff. Teff was one of the earliest plants domesticated.
Scotts was founded in 1868 by Orlando M. Scott as a premium seed company for the U.S. agricultural industry. In the early 1900s, the company began a lawn grass seed business for homeowners, and in 1924, became the first company to ship grass seed products directly to stores. Prior to 1924, Scotts products were only available through the mail. [5]
Wilson Feed Mill, also known as Alexander's Mill, is a historic gristmill at 7604 Canal Road in Cuyahoga Valley National Park in the U.S. state of Ohio.Andrew and Robert Alexander built the mill on the Ohio and Erie Canal in 1855 to grind flour for local farmers.
An edible seed [n 1] is a seed that is suitable for human or animal consumption. Of the six major plant parts, [ n 2 ] seeds are the dominant source of human calories and protein . [ 1 ] A wide variety of plant species provide edible seeds; most are angiosperms , while a few are gymnosperms .
John Williams Stoddard was born in Dayton, Ohio to Henry and Susan (Williams) Stoddard. Henry Stoddard (1788–1869) was a pioneer citizen and distinguished lawyer of Dayton. [1] John was educated in the private schools of Dayton, and spent his freshman and sophomore years at Miami University.
1937-1948 era Oliver Model 80 agricultural tractor. The Oliver Farm Equipment Company was an American farm equipment manufacturer from the 20th century. It was formed as a result of a 1929 merger of four companies: [1]: 5 the American Seeding Machine Company of Richmond, Indiana; Oliver Chilled Plow Works of South Bend, Indiana; Hart-Parr Tractor Company of Charles City, Iowa; and Nichols and ...
Alfalfa seed production requires the presence of pollinators when the fields of alfalfa are in bloom. [5] Alfalfa pollination is somewhat problematic, however, because western honey bees , the most commonly used pollinator, are less than ideal for this purpose; the pollen-carrying keel of the alfalfa flower trips and strikes pollinating bees on ...