. Descriptive catalog of vegetables [for canning and freezing]. Canning and preserving; Frozen fruit; Frozen vegetables; Vegetables Preservation; Canning and preserving Equipment and supplies Catalogs; Nurseries (Horticulture) Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Catalogs; Herbs Catalogs. The Asgrow Program of Research and Breeding The food standards of today are not satisfied by Nature's products as they would normally grow, unaided by man. Some plants, indeed, such as corn, could not con- tinue to exist without cultivation, while others would revert to coarser forms unac- ceptable as f
. Descriptive catalog of vegetables [for canning and freezing]. Canning and preserving; Frozen fruit; Frozen vegetables; Vegetables Preservation; Canning and preserving Equipment and supplies Catalogs; Nurseries (Horticulture) Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Catalogs; Herbs Catalogs. The Asgrow Program of Research and Breeding The food standards of today are not satisfied by Nature's products as they would normally grow, unaided by man. Some plants, indeed, such as corn, could not con- tinue to exist without cultivation, while others would revert to coarser forms unac- ceptable as food. Particular conditions of environment, including soil, climate and the devastating effects of ever-increasing insects and diseases, demand new varieties or the adaption of others. Advancement in the knowledge and technique of preserving foods calls for types especially suited to canning, freezing and dehydrating. In addition, the quality of older varieties which are in general use for whatever purpose must continually be maintained, so that they may not deteriorate from accepted standards. Seven Asgrow breeding stations are now in operation, situated in as many different parts of the country, their locations having been determined by the needs of the species to be grown at each. The stations are charged with the following duties: (1) The maintenance of high quality parent Asgrow stocks to be multiplied annually in seed crops destined for distribution to our customers. (2) The production of new or improved types to meet special needs. Some current examples are mentioned in the foreword. (3) To cooperate with federal and state agricultural experiment stations. (4) To determine the value of new or improved strains for particular localities. (5) To render service to customers by investigating special problems or furnishing specific Pacific Coast Asgrow Breeding Station, Milpitas, California. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that
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