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Gurney's Seed and Nursery Company, established in 1866; Harris Seeds, established in 1879 [5] [6] [7] Hudson Valley Seed Company, established in 2009 [8] [9] J.W. Jung Seed Company, established in 1907; McKenzie Seeds, established in 1896; Park Seed Company, established in 1868; Richters Herbs, established in 1970; R. H. Shumway, established in ...
In 1856, the Ferry Seed Company was founded in Detroit; the company established a large farm at the corner of East Ferry and Woodward to grow the seeds that were sold nationwide. [3] [note 1] In the mid-1880s, then-owner D. M. Ferry platted the farm into residential lots along East Ferry Avenue. [4]
At the same time, the Detroit Seed Company was absorbed into the new corporation. Business of the company continually increased for some time, until January 1, 1886, when a disastrous fire demolished the company's warehouse with the loss of near $1,000,000. [ 4 ]
A seed-counting machine at the W. Atlee Burpee company in 1943. The direction of the company began to change with the death of its founder in 1915, when his son, David Burpee, inherited the company. [7] David was interested in victory gardens and was an early promoter of the concept during World War I. [8]
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Gifts and general merchandise accounted for 40 percent of the company's revenue; the other 60 percent of revenue was gardening related. [3] As of 2011, Gardens Alive! was the top seed cataloger in the United States, with $100.6 million of revenue from its seed catalogs compared to $24.8 million for Park Seed Company, the second largest ...
Gurney's Seed and Nursery Co. is a mail-order seed and garden plant company based in Greendale, Indiana. Founded in 1866, Gurney's specializes in vegetable and flower seeds, gardening supplies and nursery stock, including trees, shrubs, perennials, fruit trees and berries, fertilizers and plant foods. [1]
Dexter Mason Ferry (August 8, 1833 – November 10, 1907) [1] was a businessman from Detroit, Michigan who founded D.M. Ferry & Co., at one time the largest seed company in the world. [1] He is the namesake of Ferry Field at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor .