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v Contents Acknowledgments vii 1 Pickle Patch 3 2 Birthday Party 13 3 Pickle Factory 22 4 First Cukes 32 5 Grist Mill 37 6 Pickle Factory Crew 42 7 Isaac and Jake 48 8 Migrant Pickers 54 9 Unloading 64 10 Long Days 69 11 Pickle Days 75 12 Cucumbers Keep Coming 90 13 School Closing 97 14 Salt Bin 105 15 George Roberts 113 16 Ames County Fair 119 17 Disaster 130 18 Love among the Pickle Vats 141 19 Missing Workers 147 20 Breaking News 157 21 Auction 163 22 Jake Stewart 171 23 Closing Down 178 24 What Next? 185 25 The Family Farm 190 26 Decision Time 199 27 Another Mystery 205 28 Remembering Jake 212 29 Funeral 217 30 H. H. Harlow 224 31 Mystery Solved 228 32 Barn Dance 235 Author’s Note 246 vi Contents ...

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