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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Nov 20, 1986
Page
15
In Cuenca province near Madrid saffron harvester Nati Martinez gathers violet Steen plants and extracts three red stigmas per blossom. A pound of dried saffron equals about 75,000 blooms and sells for $214 to $250 in past markets, though this year’s price was not yet set.
Spanish saffron remains a major export with 70 percent of world supply. Castilla La Mancha yields up to 44,000 pounds in a harvest and Spain ships 5,000 to the US last year. Saffron is used in paella and European baked goods while some cheap powders come from mislabelled substitutes.
Ames Iowa AP entomology professor Robert Lewis a flea specialist with about 50 000 fleas in his collection and a cataloging project has spent 30 years studying siphonoptera. He has appeared on The Tonight Show and leads research on flea species habits and distribution worldwide.
About 50 woolly bears compete in Hagerstown Maryland for top awards in two categories beauty and size with a winner prize of 100 dollars each. Organizers expect to gauge weather forecasting lore from band width on the woolly bears and record entries extended to November 15 due to few contestants from a mild fall.
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