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Re: U of O vs OSU

Duane,
I must have missed the post related to yours,however interesting timing
as I have just sent Dr.Baggett a rare (for me)'fan'letter...
Having admired his work for years (particularly since he never dealt in
F1s)it was long overdue.
Nice to see his much deserved mention here.
Connie Hoy


Duane Hatch wrote:
> 
> Dr. James Baggett (Jim)  would not be happy to be identified with the
> University of Oregon!  Although Eugene is only 40 miles from Corvallis, the
> gulf between those two institutions is pretty wide.  Jim has done a lot of
> fine vegetable breeding work, carrying along that of Dr. William "Tex"
> Frazier in the 1950's.  Many of his varieties are standards in the Pacific
> NW and are in some national catalogs (Oregon Sugar Pod II peas, Oregon
> Spring and Siletz  and other tomatoes,  Bush beans with superior quality,
> Summertime lettuce, etc.)  For short season areas, many more of you should
> try them.  Main sources here are: Territorial Seed Co., P.O. Box 157,
> Cottage Grove, OR 97424 WEBSITE www.territorial~seed.com and Nichols Garden
> Nursery, 1190 North Pacific Hwy., Albany,OR 97321-4580  WEBSITE
> www.pacificharbor.com/nichols/
> 
> H
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