Word: ripen
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Dates: during 1950-1950
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...given farmers a bigger share of the consumer's dollar. For years A & P had carefully cultivated their good will in other ways. It spent millions showing them how to get better prices by improving the quality of their products. It persuaded them to let peaches ripen on the trees before picking; to pick fresh corn before dawn and get it to A & P stores the same day; to crossbreed chickens in a way to produce more white meat (the "Chicken of Tomorrow" -a breed with a huge breast, tiny legs and wings). Many a labor union also supported...