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["Thomas Olenio" <tolenio@sentex.net>]

Hello,

Johnny Appleseed was primarily a good business man.  He would plant apple  
nurseries ahead of the growing settlements, so when the frontier moving  
westward arrived, he had apple trees to sell to the new inhabitants.

When the pioneers arrived in a new area, they would find that John Chapman  
would have apple trees of good size to sell them, from the area.

He was simply a good business man.  He was not interested in the quality  
of apples, as he planted seeds, and you never know what you will get from  
an apple seedling.

Later,
Tom



On Sat, 20 Nov 2004 00:20:42 -0600, David W Hausmann <wizard2468@juno.com>  
wrote:

> 'Ello, All!
>         I saw a program a few years ago that stated that Johnny Appleseed, who
> legend says spread apple seeds throughout a large area to supply food for
> people, was actually planting apple seeds so that hard cider could be
> produced.  Therefore, he was promoting making alcohol available rather
> than food.  Has anyone heard of this aspect of the legend, is it likely
> true or is the "official" legend correct?  Just curious, no biggie either
> way.  Have a Good One!  Love, Peace and Perception
>
> Wizard
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