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As a result, DeKalb was the leader in U.S. hybrid seed corn sales from the mid-1930s until the mid-1970s (Crabb 1948. Roberts 1999). [2] In 1982 DeKalb formed a joint venture with Pfizer, called DeKalb-Pfizer Genetics, and in 1985 the name was changed to DeKalb Corporation. The seed business was spun off as DeKalb Genetics Corporation in 1988. [4]
The Upjohn Company acquired Asgrow in 1968 in a stock swap. [2] In 1994, Mexico-based company, Empresas La Moderna SA purchased Asgrow for $300 million. At the time, Asgrow was the fifth-largest seed company with $270 million in sales. [2] [3] Monsanto purchased Asgrow from Empresas in 1996 for $240 million dollars. [4]
Floodwood is on M-95 about five miles (8 km) north of Channing and two miles (3 km) south of the Marquette County boundary. It began as a lumber settlement on the Milwaukee and Northern Railroad. A post office was in operation there from 1887 until 1905. [4] [6] Randville is on M-95 about 14 miles (23 km) north of Iron Mountain.
Michigan County History and atlases, digitized database, including Powers, Perry F., assisted by H.G. Cutler, A History of Northern Michigan and its People (1912) Michigan County names per the Michigan government. Archived July 28, 2009, at the Wayback Machine; Table of dates counties laid out and organized; History of the name Sheboygan
Stanton Township is a civil township of Houghton County in the Upper Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,590 at the 2020 census. Stanton Township has the distinction of having the highest concentration of people with Finnish ancestry of any place in the United States, at 47%. [3]
Gogebic County (/ ɡ oʊ ˈ ɡ iː b ɪ k / goh-GHEE-bik or / ɡ oʊ ˈ ɡ ɛ b ɪ k / goh-GHEH-bik) is a county in the Upper Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 census, the population was 14,380. [2] The county seat is Bessemer. [3] Gogebic County is the westernmost county in Michigan, and is one of four Michigan counties ...
The township is bordered to the west by Kent County. State highway M-91 crosses the center of the township, leading south into Greenville and north to Lakeview . According to the U.S. Census Bureau , Montcalm Township has a total area of 36.4 square miles (94 km 2 ), of which 35.4 square miles (92 km 2 ) are land and 1.0 square mile (2.6 km 2 ...
Clinton County is a county in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 79,128. [2] The county seat is St. Johns. [3] The county was created in 1831 and organized in 1839. It is named after early American politician DeWitt Clinton [citation needed]. [1]