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- "Fruitful Spineless Cactus, Luther Burbank's Experimental Grounds, Santa Rosa, California," circa 1908 - Luther Burbank (1849-1926), an American horticulturalist, devoted years of research to perfect spineless cacti as a new livestock feed that could free acreage for crops to feed humans. Others sought new sources of livestock feed to sustain arid range land and the American ranching tradition. Fraudulent distribution of cactus purported to be Burbank's invention caused him to retreat from public engagement and recommit himself to research.
- circa 1908
- Collections - Artifact
"Fruitful Spineless Cactus, Luther Burbank's Experimental Grounds, Santa Rosa, California," circa 1908
Luther Burbank (1849-1926), an American horticulturalist, devoted years of research to perfect spineless cacti as a new livestock feed that could free acreage for crops to feed humans. Others sought new sources of livestock feed to sustain arid range land and the American ranching tradition. Fraudulent distribution of cactus purported to be Burbank's invention caused him to retreat from public engagement and recommit himself to research.
- "Burbank's Fruitful Spineless Cactus, Santa Rosa, California," circa 1908 - Luther Burbank (1849-1926), an American horticulturalist, devoted years of research to perfect spineless cacti as a new livestock feed that could free acreage for crops to feed humans. Others sought new sources of livestock feed to sustain arid range land and the American ranching tradition. Fraudulent distribution of cactus purported to be Burbank's invention caused him to retreat from public engagement and recommit himself to research.
- circa 1908
- Collections - Artifact
"Burbank's Fruitful Spineless Cactus, Santa Rosa, California," circa 1908
Luther Burbank (1849-1926), an American horticulturalist, devoted years of research to perfect spineless cacti as a new livestock feed that could free acreage for crops to feed humans. Others sought new sources of livestock feed to sustain arid range land and the American ranching tradition. Fraudulent distribution of cactus purported to be Burbank's invention caused him to retreat from public engagement and recommit himself to research.