Fayetteville in Washington County, Arkansas — The American South (West South Central)
Cotton Stacking
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, May 20, 2023
1. Cotton Stacking Marker
Inscription.
Cotton Stacking. . From 1962-71, UA Agricultural Engineering Professor Xzin McNeal designed, built, tested and developed the nation's first successful pallet trailer system of stacking and storing cotton. His system solved the temporary storage problem created by the rapid adoption of mechanized harvesting, which produced supplies of seed cotton at rates that far exceeded the processing capacity of gins. McNeal's solution: wooden pallets on which seven to eight bales of cotton could be stored in the field and later loaded onto a trailer for transport to the gins. His pallet storage system now used wherever American cotton is produced also improved the quality of the fiber following the ginning process.
From 1962-71, UA Agricultural Engineering Professor Xzin McNeal designed, built, tested and developed the nation's first successful pallet trailer system of stacking and storing cotton. His system solved the temporary storage problem created by the rapid adoption of mechanized harvesting, which produced supplies of seed cotton at rates that far exceeded the processing capacity of gins. McNeal's solution: wooden pallets on which seven to eight bales of cotton could be stored in the field and later loaded onto a trailer for transport to the gins. His pallet storage system now used wherever American cotton is produced also improved the quality of the fiber following the ginning process.
Erected 2001 by Arkansas Alumni Association.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Science & Medicine. A significant historical year for this entry is 1962.
Location. 36° 4.039′ N, 94° 10.247′ W. Marker is in Fayetteville, Arkansas, in Washington County. It can be reached from the intersection of West Dickson Street and North Duncan Avenue. Marker is on the north side of John White Jr. Engineering Hall at the University of Arkansas. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 790 W Dickson St, Fayetteville AR 72701, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Northwest Arkansas, on the Ozark Plateau, in the Cherokee Heritage Region, and in Osage Territory. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Upper South, and in the Ozarks. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, the Louisiana Purchase, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, May 20, 2023
2. Cotton Stacking Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on May 26, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 25, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 206 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on May 25, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
