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The cobs were delivered to a big pile. We were one of the first to feed corn cobs to cattle.
Orville Redenbacher
First
It proved easier to buy the farm to get the mineral rights than to buy the coal rights alone.
Orville Redenbacher
Rights
Every once in a while, someone will mail me a single popcorn kernel that didn't pop. I'll get out a fresh kernel, tape it to a piece of paper and mail it back to them.
Orville Redenbacher
Mail
Will
I had popcorn all over the place, so I decided I might as well be in the Processing Business.
Orville Redenbacher
Business
I moved to Princeton, Indiana, and became a professional Farm Manager for that Princeton Farms.
Orville Redenbacher
Manager
I opened an office in Terre Haute, established eight of them, and became one of the eight county agents.
Orville Redenbacher
Office
In the Depression we had to divert corn acreage.
Orville Redenbacher
Depression
We dried continuously day and night. We had no efficient way to do it, so we built this new popcorn plant.
Orville Redenbacher
Day
Night
We got to know the competition very well. In the '50s popcorn made a big growth in sales. Our main push was to produce the best quality and sell in quality retail outlets.
Orville Redenbacher
Quality
Growth
Competition
Sales
We made more money feeding molasses, urea, and corn cobs to cattle than we ever did feeding dent corn.
Orville Redenbacher
Money
Most of the competition was into bulk popcorn because of the major increases in the Drive-In Theatre Outlets.
Orville Redenbacher
Competition
Theatre