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Seaford Whitehorne
"Seaford Whitehorne takes time out to stir chemicals under one of the 20 zinc sheds scattered on the 355 1/4 acre farm at Knollis Mountain, St. Catherine."
Small pump and drum
"A small pump and a drum with two lengths of 250 hoses used in the spraying of weedicides and pesticides on the Whitehorne Farm in St. Catherine. Mr. Whitehorne stands over the drum."
Corn farming
"Mr. G.W. Morgan explaining the results of corn grown on different soil depth on restored lands at Kirkvine."
Corn
"Vigorously growing corn at Bodles. Note particularly the tendency of the stalks to produce twin ears."
Corn - (Trinity) grown in kingston
"Trinity Corn - "Asphalt Farmers" are not known for their "green thumbs" but Kingstonian Thorold DeMercado told the lie to this saying recently when he reaped the above "trinity corn." The seeds to this unusual product were planted late last year and…
Multi-eared corn bred in China
"A high-yielding, multi-eared hybrid corn that out-yields all local variety is being popularized in China with satisfactory results. Each stalk of the hybrid bears 2-4 productive ears, while other corn plants usually have only one or two ears each.…
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Poet Laureate, Mervyn Morris and Governor General at Investiture Ceremony
Professor Mervyn Morris, Poet Laureate of Jamaica (2014 - 2016) with Governor General Sir Patrick Allen during the Poet Laureate Investiture Ceremony…