Word: pomologist
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Heavy spring rains affected fruit formation, hailstorms bruised fruit that had formed, and cold weather grounded the bees that must pollinate some fruits. Explains University of California Pomologist James A. Beutel: "Spring temperatures remained below 60°, which is too cold for good cross-pollination. Bees won't fly unless the temperature is above...
...acres of Virginia orchards make Senator Harry Flood Byrd the biggest apple-grower east of the Mississippi. As such he uprose last week to lead an attack on the proposal which would permit minimum price-fixing on certain foodstuffs. "As a producer of food," cried Pomologist Byrd. "I am firmly convinced that much more harm than good will result from the attempt to fix prices, those prices to be paid by the consumer. And especially is it entirely unworkable to attempt to fix prices for perishable foods, fruits and vegetables: because the value of these is determined by their condition...
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