Published In:
Ann Arbor News, October 21, 1949
Caption:
Stimulated by some strange combination of soil or seed strain, these nine-foot-high cosmos in the front yard of the home of Mrs. O. E. Markham at 1402 W. Washington St. have outstripped the normal five-foot growth of other cosmos plants in a different part of the garden. Neighbors say they never have seen such tall plants.

Published In:
Ann Arbor News, August 26, 1969
Caption:
Jack, builder of big beanstalks, could have reached new heights with this zucchini squash vine grown by Mr. and Mrs. William Skinner of 1506 Brooklyn. Planted from seed in June, it now extends over 20 feet with elephant-ear leaves that can nearly serve as beach umbrellas. One might expect giant vegetables; however, Skinner says the vine is able only to muster up squashes a few inches in diameter which quickly die. Baffled by what they brought about, the Skinners "just enjoy looking at it."

Published In:
Ann Arbor News, December 21, 1938
Caption:
EIGHT IN ONE: Ernest Schroen is shown with the eight ears of corn found in one husk when the corn crop was gathered at the Schroen farm at US-23 and Willis Rd., in York township, recently. The center ear is a large normal ear of corn, and grown closely around it are seven smaller ears, ranging from two to six inches in length. Most surprising to Mr. Schroen, however, is the fact that the freak ear went through the husking machine without losing its appendages.