Prisoners from WWII employed at Olivia seed company Italian POWs with American foreman, George Taylor in the middle. Photo courtesy of Dorothy Steinbeisser Some of the Italian, German and Japanese prisoners (called Axis) who were captured by the allies during World War II found themselves eventually harvesting seed corn for Rogers Bros. Seed Company in Olivia, and amazingly, the POWs got paid to do the work. In America’s backyards and farm fields and even dining rooms is wher