Re: AG History 1992
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Bart
At 09:22 AM 01/11/2002 -0700, you wrote:
>Al
>I would enjoy viewing that history lesson, but neither me or my computer
knows what
>program to view
>the attachments in. Netscape on this computer doesn't recognize
it.......and with all the
>virus problems
>some list members have been having lately, I'm a little leary of trying to
open an unknown
>file type.
>Thanks
>Ron Hoffman
>Riverton WY
>
>The Eatons wrote:
>
>> Joe-yes,I find it very interesting too.You are the second one that has
expressed a
>> comment.I find most growers don't care a bit about the past,just looking
to next years
>> dreams.Maybe that is normal but I will still through in some history
from time to
>> time.--AEPS--there is another view of AG history,on here from time to
time,that comes
>> from your state.That is a "special version",if you get my drift??
>>
>> *********************************
>> Al,
>> Thanks for AG history lesson! I really enjoy looking back like that
and seeing
>> who was growing at that time and what the top ten weights were.
You're right,
>> the progress since that time is unbelievable.
>> Joe Pukos
>> Leicester, New York USA
>> Zone 6
>> 6th year grower
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Fellow Fanatics-I was looking over some old notes and found a 1992
list of
>> the top Canada-USA AGs that I made to try to make some sense out of
various
>> information and claims from the fall of that year..This is the
first list
>> that I know of that brings together the results from all major
sites and
>> organizations existing in 1992.
>>
>> The first file shows the list of 71 fruit and the second file shows
the 7
>> that have provided genes that survive to the present era,95%
confidence
>> level.
>>
>> These 7 special fruit were grown by 6 growers,5 of them were still
growing
>> and had good results in 2001.The other,Lorraine Orr,has "retired".
>>
>> The 7 were grown in WA,MA,Quebec and OR.
>>
>> Those new to the hobby/sport/addiction as well as those longer term
growers
>> may enjoy seeing what the AG weights,people and sites looked like 9
years
>> ago.It is amazing to see the progress over that time.
>>
>> Al Eaton
>>
>>
>>
>
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