Re: Boo-da info for Al Eaton

At 10:01 14/01/98 -0500, you wrote:
>Any AG grower who doesn't know your name has their head in the ground.
>It is a privilege to talk with you. As to the 408 it was crossed by
>itself. The seed came from John Castelucci, one of the great gentlemen
>of the sport. The seed was a 540. The parents of the 540 where Mobert's
>567.5 and Castelucci's 5l5. It was predicted to have great shape and
>color and that it did.
>
>It was curious that you contacted me for I was about to write you
>concerning how I might plant two AGs in a plot 25x50. My mentor and now
>good friend, Hugh Wiberg, told me that you are knowledgeable on small
>but efficient plots. I will send you some thoughts I have in diagram
>form and maybe you can help me come to some decision on whether to give
>my plot up to one plant and take the risks or to try and grow two.
>Expect a letter soon.
>
>With my greatest respect,
>
>Joe Mills
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Hello Joe-ok,I'll deal with your letter when it arrives and I propose to
send you a 4 generation,32 ancestor pedigree of your 408 Mills 97.I can see
that your fruit has excellent genes and if conditions are just right could
produce as well as any seeds out there. 

Also you might want to send the pedigree to your South American contacts,if
they are keen growers perhaps you'll start a new tribe of AG's there.

Just need a little more info to complete the 408 pedigree:

         -Was the 540 Castellucci from 95 or 96??

         -of the two 540 parents named,which was the mother?Just want to be
sure.

                                                                  Al Eaton

P.S.-I think to grow a 408 pounder the first year,especially in your climate
is quite an accomplishment.Now that you have a personal best,that is the
reasonable target to beat.
My first year produced a 259 pounder which was one of the few AG's in this
area.How things have changed!

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