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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1936
Page
12
An advertisement promotes Pratts Crop Solid Laying Pellets claiming to mimic Malay jungle bird energy to boost layer egg production. It explains starch digestion begins in the crop and claims improved energy uptake, reduced waste, and higher profits. A coupon offers a 75 cent first purchase and a small educational book.
The article traces citrus origins from Indo China to Western Asia with the citron reaching Judea by 135 B C and its use in the Feast of Tabernacle. It notes later spread via Persia, Greece, and Rome, and outlines orange and lemon movements through Shans, Arabs, and Crusaders routes to Oman Palestine Syria Egypt and Europe. It cites historical figures Theophrastus Dioscorides Josephus and Baber in tracing citrus diffusion and notes linguistic roots of orange and lemon.
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