Letter to Jack King. Coon Rapids, IA. 1962 Aug. 11.

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Letter to Jack King. Coon Rapids, IA. 1962 Aug. 11.

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Concerning the history of the Garst and Thomas Hybrid Corn Company, and the history of hybrid corn in general.

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