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Jul 8, 2014 12:41 PM CST
Name: Linda Williams
Medina Co., TX (Zone 8a)
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I have to pollinate my milkweeds myself to be sure of seed. But can you imagine the cost of manually pollinating each flower of millions of acres of crops? We wouldn't be able to afford to eat much produced that way and farmers couldn't afford much seed!
I would feel more optimistic about a bright future for man if he spent less time proving that he can outwit Nature and more time tasting her sweetness and respecting her seniority. E. B.White
Integrity can never be taken. It can only be given, and I wasn't going to give it up to these people. Gary Mowad

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