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...villain in the eyes of most Chavez supporters is the grower, but the growers have also been victims of Chavez's misrepresentations. On the Johnny Carson show, Chavez supporter Gloria Steinem told a national audience, "This (California's San Joaquin Valley) is the heart of the agri-business, which is an enormous industry. This is not just farmers or anything. This is land owned by the railroads and rich banks and corporations, land that is the size of many European countries...
...received from some of its most popular items. The national campaign, which is still going on, has drawn more than 1.6 million requests and cost Hunt-Wesson $83,000 for new trees. Similar regional promotions have been run by Sun Oil of Philadelphia, Elanco Products Co., an Indianapolis agri-chemical firm, Columbia Pen & Pencil Co. of New Hyde Park, N.Y., and Forkner Publishing Co. of Ridgewood, N.J. Beyond its immediate success, the program indicates that businessmen and naturalists could well work together in easing other ecological problems while benefiting themselves and the public...
...public. The three parts, and their stocks, were quickly nicknamed "meatball," "golf ball" and "goofball." Now Ling is cutting his meatball into hamburger. Five companies will be chopped out of Wilson's meat operations: Wilson Certified Foods, Wilson Beef & Lamb, Wilson Laurel Farms, Wilson-Sinclair and Wilson Agri-Business Enterprises...
Hodges scouted for plants that would buy and process North Carolina agri-ultural products. The deal that he made with Gerber Products was typical: if jerber would come in, the state's agricultural extension service would send out agents to teach farmers how to grow7 the foods that Gerber wanted. Result: a Gerber plant is abuilding near Asheville, will buy $10 million worth of North Caro-ina fruits and vegetables yearly. Furthermore, Swift & Co., following the opening of an Armour & Co. plant at Charlotte, in a few months will complete a $17 million plant at Wilson, will spur...
Such was the straight-faced advice sent out last week by the Department of Agri culture. The department listed wild plants which can be put to a "useful purpose": lamb's-quarters, plantain, poke, purslane, wild chicory, dock. They all taste good with vinegar or cooked in bacon fat, said the department; they contain vitamins A and B, and iron...