ISSUE 97, WHEAT, Part 5: Red Turkey Wheat
Red Turkey Wheat
In 1873 a group of Mennonite Refugees from Russia settled in Kansas. Until 1870 colonies of German-speaking Mennonites enjoyed legal privileges, living in autonomous religious settlements in the Russian Empire. In 1870 a Russian nationalization campaign threatened to compel pacifist Mennonites to serve in the Russian Army. 15,000 Mennoni…