I was told, but don't know if this is true or not. Is it true the GV brought with them sugar beets and winter wheat from Russia? Thanks, Dennis Sewald

All This listing reminded me that it would be interesting to hear what crops were grown back in Russia, especially the more unusual ones. My family came from Schulz and in addition to the usual grains, vegetables, watermellons and hay, they grew tobacco which was sold to American tobacco companies. My father drew a picture of their compound with house, barns and two tobacco sheds. How widespread was tobacco as a crop in other villages? Ward R Richter -----Original Message----- From: ger-volga-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:ger-volga-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Dennis L. Sewald Sent: Friday, August 10, 2007 2:13 PM To: ger-volga@rootsweb.com Subject: [GV] Question on GV crops I was told, but don't know if this is true or not. Is it true the GV brought with them sugar beets and winter wheat from Russia? Thanks, Dennis Sewald ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to GER-VOLGA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

The original GR Mennonite settlers in Kansas brought the winter wheat from Russia. Gary Martens On 10 Aug 2007 at 13:13, Dennis L. Sewald wrote: > I was told, but don't know if this is true or not. Is it true the GV > brought with them sugar beets and winter wheat from Russia? > > > > Thanks, > > > > Dennis Sewald > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to GER-VOLGA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message