There once was a farmer who grew
excellent corn, and every year he won the award for the best corn.
One year a newspaper reporter interviewed him and learned
that the farmer shared his seed corn with his neighbors.
“How can you afford to share your best seed corn with your
neighbors when they are also entering corn in competition each year?” the
reporter asked.
“Why sir the wind picks up pollen from the ripening corn and
swirls it from field to field. If my neighbors grow inferior corn,
cross-pollination will steadily degrade the quality of my […]
