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A photographic print of Vegetables - Cucumber

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A photographic print from the Daily Herald Archive folder: Industry » Agriculture » Vegetables - Cucumber.

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  • Title: A photographic print of Vegetables - Cucumber
  • Date Created: 1937-08-13
  • Transcript:
    CUCUMBERS BY THE MILLION. AW/CN At Cheshunt, Hertfordshire, there is a nursery said to be the largest in the world. This picture was taken in the cucumber seed house which holds 1,000 cucumbers. From each cucumber there is an average of 200 seeds and each seed in the spring of next year will produce an average of 5 dozen cucumbers. The approximate number produced from the greenhouse is 1,920,000. Photo shows - The unusual scene in the cucumber seed in the cucumber seed house at Cheshunt. Fox August 13th 1937. AGRICULTURE - VEGETABLES - CUCUMBERS
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  • Rights: © Hulton Archive/Getty Images
  • Maker: Fox Photos Ltd.
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