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Word: pomologist (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1939
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...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...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: FARMERS: Kings, Queens & Apples | 7/29/1935 | See Source »

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