We got to know the competition very well. In the '50s popcorn made a big growth in sales. Our main push was to produce the best quality and sell in quality retail outlets.

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The cobs were delivered to a big pile. We were one of the first to...

The cobs were delivered to a big pile. We were one of the first to...

In the Depression we had to divert corn acreage.

In the Depression we had to divert corn acreage.

Every once in a while, someone will mail me a single popcorn kernel that didn't...

Every once in a while, someone will mail me a single popcorn kernel that didn't...

We made more money feeding molasses, urea, and corn cobs to cattle than we ever...

We made more money feeding molasses, urea, and corn cobs to cattle than we ever...

We dried continuously day and night. We had no efficient way to do it, so...

We dried continuously day and night. We had no efficient way to do it, so...

It proved easier to buy the farm to get the mineral rights than to buy...

It proved easier to buy the farm to get the mineral rights than to buy...

Most of the competition was into bulk popcorn because of the major increases in the...

Most of the competition was into bulk popcorn because of the major increases in the...

It was necessary to have an even depth of corn on the top compared to...

It was necessary to have an even depth of corn on the top compared to...

I had popcorn all over the place, so I decided I might as well be...

I had popcorn all over the place, so I decided I might as well be...

I moved to Princeton, Indiana, and became a professional Farm Manager for that Princeton Farms.

I moved to Princeton, Indiana, and became a professional Farm Manager for that Princeton Farms.

I opened an office in Terre Haute, established eight of them, and became one of...

I opened an office in Terre Haute, established eight of them, and became one of...