Bernhard Warkentin
(1847 - 1908)
- Born in Crimea, Southern Russia
- Among Mennonite settlers who came to Kansas in 1873
- Imported Turkey Red wheat, which became staple crop for wheat farmers in Kansas
- Organized Halstead Mill and Elevator Company in 1878, and Newton Milling and Elevator Company in 1887
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