In 1819, following a devastating plague of locusts which left the colonists with insufficient seed even to plant a crop, an expedition was sent by snowshoe to purchase seed at Prairie du Chien.

Jerusalem Cherry Q.Can you tell me where I might purchase a Jerusalem cherry, plant or seed?

Growers typically purchase seed after it has set (about 1mm in size) or after it has been nursed in upwellers for 3-6 additional weeks and is 2-3mm.

The sharecropper purchased seed, tools and fertilizer, as well as food and clothing, on credit from a local merchant, or sometimes from a plantation store.

Few Americans appreciate the extraordinary efforts needed each year to purchase seed and fertilizer, to maintain farm machinery and livestock, to plant and nurture and harvest crops in the face of brutal and unpredictable natural forces.

During her circuit of the Gatherstalls, Thella had purchased seed for late-maturing root vegetables, guaranteed by the Masterfarmer in attendance to give a good yield.

Brownlee also sought assistance from Bennett in dealing with banks' increasing reluctance to loan money to farmers, many of whom would not be able to purchase seed for the 1931 crop without loans.

It quoted Dale Scheps, a dairy farmer in Almena, Wis., saying he had already purchased enough seed for 35 acres but did not plant alfalfa until mid-May.

In 1888 Dr. Charles Shepard established the Pinehurst Tea Plantation close to the government's farm using USDA purchased seed obtained from China.

Will the Commission support the principle of compensation for British farmers and growers who have purchased diseased plants and seed from the Netherlands?