Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Page 12 Page 13 Page 14 Page 15 Page 16 Page 17 Page 18 Page 19 Page 20 Page 21 Page 22 Page 23 Page 24 Page 25 Page 26 Page 27 Page 28 Page 29 Page 30 Page 31 Page 32 Page 33 Page 34 Page 35 Page 36 Page 37 Page 38 Page 39 Page 40 Page 41 Page 42 Page 43 Page 44 Page 45 Page 46 Page 47 Page 48 Page 49 Page 50 Page 51 Page 52 Page 53 Page 54 Page 55 Page 56 Page 57 Page 58 Page 59 Page 60 Page 61 Page 62 Page 63 Page 64 Page 65 Page 66 Page 67 Page 68 Page 69 Page 70 Page 71 Page 72 Page 73 Page 74 Page 75 Page 76 Page 77 Page 78 Page 79 Page 80 Page 81 Page 82 Page 83 Page 84 Page 85 Page 86 Page 87 Page 88 Page 89 Page 90 Page 91 Page 92 Page 93 Page 94 Page 95 Page 96 Page 97 Page 98 Page 99 Page 100 Page 101 Page 102 Page 103 Page 104 Page 105 Page 106 Page 107 Page 108 Page 109 Page 110 Page 111 Page 112 Page 113 Page 114 Page 115 Page 116 Page 117 Page 118 Page 119 Page 120 Page 121 Page 122 Page 123 Page 124 Page 125 Page 126 Page 127 Page 128 Page 129 Page 130 Page 131 Page 132 Page 133 Page 134 Page 135 Page 136 Page 137 Page 138 Page 139 Page 140 Page 141 Page 142 Page 143 Page 144 Page 145 Page 146 Page 147 Page 148142 / SEEDWORLD.COM DECEMBER 2016 SINCE1915 ThefirstissueofSeedWorldwaspublishedin1915.Heretheeditorswilltakeyoubackintimeto explorethenumbers,newsandissuesthatimpactedtheseedindustry—allcoveredbySeedWorld. 1915 1920 1925 1930 1931 1935 1940 1945 1950 1955 1960 1965 1968 1970 1975 19771980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010 2015 First DNA sequencing of a plant genome, the flowering mustard Arabidopsis thaliana. Methods developed to determine exact sequence of DNA. First electron microscope built. A MOMENT IN TIME Tending to the typical American lawn — a scene played out around the nation in 1968 as voters got ready to go to the polls to choose their next president. This issue featured an editorial about the imminent election, which would see Richard Nixon win the election over Hubert Humphrey. In his editorial, Seed World editor Percy Stelle writes, “Many people abroad feel that the United States no longer has a shining image. … Keep in mind, too, that under today’s conditions there is no assurance that the prosperity which we in the United States have been enjoying will continue indefinitely. History has seen many countries come to the top of power and splendor and then decline to minor powers.” Continued > FACTS AND FIGURES FROM THIS 1968 ISSUE: 3.1 MILLION is the number of American farms in 1968, according to USDA statistics. That number was expected to decrease to 2.1 million by 1980. 12 TO 24 is the number of months to develop a sod crop. 4.5 MILLION pounds of Merion Kentucky Bluegrass seed is forecasted to be produced. 10,000 is the number of acres of Oro rapeseed contracted in North America that year. 973,500 pounds is the amount of clover seed imported in the United States.