Cyril Harold Goulden (2 June 1897, in Bridgend, Wales – 4 February 1981, in Ottawa ) was an eminent Welsh/Canadian geneticist , statistician and agronomist who earned his PhD at the University of Minnesota under the supervision of Herbert Kendall Hayes . He also studied briefly with Ronald Fisher at Rothamsted Experimental Station .
15-848: Goulden is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Cyril Goulden (1897–1981), Welsh/Canadian geneticist, statistician, and agronomist Dennis Goulden , Canadian film producer and documentarian Eric Goulden, birth name of Wreckless Eric (born 1954), English singer-songwriter Ian Goulden , British and Canadian mathematician John Goulden (born 1941), British civil servant Joseph A. Goulden (1844–1915), American educator, businessman, veteran and politician Joseph C. Goulden (born 1934), American writer Len Goulden (1912–1995), English footballer Richard Reginald Goulden (1876–1932), British sculptor See also [ edit ] Goolden Gaulden v t e Given names and surnames derived from
30-481: A Canadian scientist is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This agriculture article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Homesteading Homesteading is a lifestyle of self-sufficiency . It is characterized by subsistence agriculture , home preservation of food, and may also involve the small scale production of textiles, clothing, and craft work for household use or sale. Homesteading has been pursued in various ways around
45-422: A general in the continuing warfare with the farmers' great and resourceful enemy, disease of cereal crops, frustrating that enemy by creating new varieties which it is powerless to attack. His latest creation to meet the latest thrust of the enemy, rust form 15B, has only recently been released and appropriately christened "Selkirk." A distinguished alumnus of this university, Goulden was for many years in charge of
60-634: A single extended family. In the UK the terms smallholder and croft are rough synonyms of homesteader . Modern homesteaders often use renewable energy options including solar and wind power . Many also choose to plant and grow heirloom vegetables and to raise heritage livestock. Homesteading is not defined by where someone lives, such as the city or the country, but by the lifestyle choices they make. Historically, homesteading has been used by governmental entities (engaged in national expansion) to help settle what were termed unsettled areas, especially in
75-616: A spectrum, with many homesteaders creating foodstuffs or crafts to appeal to high-end niche markets in order to meet financial needs. Other homesteaders come to the lifestyle following successful careers which provide the funding for land, housing , taxes , and specialized equipment such as solar panels , farm equipment , and electric generators . Modern government regulation—in the form of property taxes, building codes , food safety codes , zoning regulations, minimum wage and social security for occasional labor, and town council restrictions on landscaping and animal keeping—can increase
90-590: Is different from Wikidata All set index articles Cyril Goulden Son of a homesteader , Goulden took the course for farmers at the University of Saskatchewan and went on to do a PhD in plant breeding before becoming chief cereal breeder at the Dominion Rust Research Laboratory , Winnipeg , in 1925. In 1948 he succeeded L.H. Newman as Dominion cerealist and later became assistant deputy minister for research in
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120-619: The 1930s and 1940s. The attractiveness of back-to-the-land movements dates from the Roman era , and has been noted in Asian poetry and philosophy tracts as well ( Agriculturalism ). In the 1700s, the philosophy of physiocracy developed in France and by the 1800s and early 1900s the philosophy of Agrarianism had taken hold in many places around the world. The ideas of modern homesteading proponents, such as Ralph Borsodi , gained in popularity in
135-596: The 1960s in the United States. Self-sufficiency movements in the 1990s and 2000s began to apply the concept to urban and suburban settings, known as urban homesteading . According to author John Seymour , "urban homesteading" incorporates small-scale sustainable agriculture and homemaking . In homesteading, social and government support systems are frequently eschewed in favor of self-reliance and relative deprivation in order to maximize independence and self-determination . The degree of independence occurs along
150-482: The Department of Agriculture. In 1937 Goulden wrote the first North American textbook on biostatistics . On May 14, 1954 when receiving an Honorary Degree from his alma mater , Goulden was greeted thus: Eminent Chancellor: I present to you a man whose name is indeed golden in the ears of prairie farmers, because he makes two stems of wheat grow where previously one had sickened and remained barren. He has been
165-699: The Division of Cereals of the Canada Department of Agriculture he holds one of Canada's most important scientific posts, directs the researches on cereal crops conducted by that department throughout the country, and influences all similar work in other institutions. Eminent Chancellor, on behalf of the Council and Senate of this university I ask that you confer on Cyril Harold Goulden the degree of Doctor of Laws, honoris causa. He also developed 6 varieties of rust -resistant oats . This article about
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#1732797376233180-460: The United States, Canada , and Australia . This resulted in the violent relocation of many Indigenous people. Guided by legal homestead principles , many of these "homestead acts" were instituted in the 19th and 20th centuries and targeted specific areas, with most being discontinued after a set time-frame or goal. Renewed interest in homesteading was brought about by U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt 's program of Subsistence Homesteading in
195-565: The breeding of cereals at the Federal Rust Research Laboratory in Winnipeg. His achievements there included not only the successful production of new varieties but also much fundamental research which lay behind that success. At the same time he became known internationally as an investigator and author in the field of statistics particularly as applied to biological and agricultural problems. At present as Chief of
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225-602: The world and throughout different historical eras. It is typically distinguished from rural village or commune living by the isolation of the homestead (socially, physically, or both). Use of the term in the United States dates back to the Homestead Act (1862) and before. In sub-Saharan Africa , particularly in nations formerly controlled by the British Empire , a homestead is the household compound for
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