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Wheat turns to chess myth in Prairie Farmer letter
A Prairie Farmer reader argues that wheat can become chess and chess can arise from the same seed. He cites field cases from Wisconsin, Ohio, and Illinois, including geese eating wheat and waterlogged ground altering crops. He urges a clear, factual explanation and dismisses opposing views as lacking evidence.
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Chvdis
R.L. Allen
John ‘Dellenbaugh
Georgetown
Columbiana County
Crarr
N.B
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Ontario County
John Trafion
Bristol
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Neilson
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Liam Chaplin
Isaac Smith
Monroeville
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