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Von Roeder Cotton Breeding Farms |
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not located,
TX,
USA
Latitude & Longitude:
0° 0' 3.21451",
-103° 29' 16.2849999984"
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Texas State
Historical Marker |
Pioneer cotton breeders; aides to world fiber market, economy. Clemens Von Roeder, born 1888 in Austin County. As farmer began use of mutations, 1923, produced a long staple, big boll cotton; later added strains to resist hail, windstorm, rust. He was joined by his brother Nolan in 1934; Bentley Baize, an agricultural executive, 1940; and Nolan's son, Max, in 1957. Von Roeder-marketed seeds are Texas Mammoth and Western Prolific, for hand-picking; and Western Storm Proof, for modern mechanical harvesting. (1967)
This page last updated: 7/15/2008 |
Von Roeder Cotton Breeding Farms Historical Marker Location Map, Texas
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