American Seed Growing and the Seed Trade’s Vigilance
An in depth look at seed quality and the vast American seed industry. Farmers risk poor germination and adulteration when buying cheap seed, while reputable firms test and certify lots. The piece traces early seed farming, the Rocky Ford cantaloupe seed trade, and calls for reforms to curb adulteration and promote true to name varieties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colorado
Rocky Ford
United States
David Landreth
Philadelphia
Union
Agricultural Department
Secretary of Agriculture
Congress
Silent Wives: A Global Tale Of Marital Silence
In Korea brides must not speak on their wedding day and often for a week after, a custom mirrored in scattered tales. A New York wager kept a wife mute for a month of marriage, prompting a disrupted bond when the truth emerged. A Brussels quarrel ended with a vow of silence. An Austrian wife, amid her husband’s arrest, chose lifelong silence after his imprisonment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Korea
New York
Brussels
Cordial Relations Strain In Quiet Exchange
In a brief exchange, Mrs O R Riley And notes relations remain strained with Mrs Zylewski while Mrs Murphy Av confirms ongoing courtesy. A misworded remark leads to a heated exchange as tensions appear unresolved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O’riley
Zylewski
Murphy
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Guy Elliott Mitchell
A. J. Pieters
Department of Agriculture
Maine
California
Free Seed Force
States
Burpee
W. Atlel
Burpee & CO
Nitrate Propaganda
Nitrate
Anderson Building
Wcoodlawn Nursery
Malden
Henderson
Peter Henderson & Co
Corntianat A
Derdters
Henry
Bradford
M. D
Bradie
Guilding
East 22d Street
New York City
Kandy Supply CO
Washington, D. C
H. D. Hemenway
Hartford School of Horticulture
Doubleday, Page & Co
America
Hartford
Connecticut
Mares Hoenn, Mica
The
Home Garde
ASD
Maxwell’s
Homemaker Magazine
Fisher Building
Chicago
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