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... west about 680 miles and north about 99 miles . Latitudinal . — As European
peoples and their descendants are meeting the demands of increasing
population by continually subjecting to cultivation land of colder and of warmer
latitudes ...
... west about 680 miles and north about 99 miles . Latitudinal . — As European
peoples and their descendants are meeting the demands of increasing
population by continually subjecting to cultivation land of colder and of warmer
latitudes ...
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Bananas , rice , potatoes , and other soil products will sustain a greater
population on a given unit of land than wheat will , but they are not so well
adapted to a high standard of living . Herein lies the present and increasingly
great importance ...
Bananas , rice , potatoes , and other soil products will sustain a greater
population on a given unit of land than wheat will , but they are not so well
adapted to a high standard of living . Herein lies the present and increasingly
great importance ...
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Herodotus said that on the irrigated land of Assyria , wheat yielded from two to
three hundred fold , and grew to giant size . Fifty grains of wheat , selected from
one spike , were planted , and the 30 grains which grew produced 1434 ounces
of ...
Herodotus said that on the irrigated land of Assyria , wheat yielded from two to
three hundred fold , and grew to giant size . Fifty grains of wheat , selected from
one spike , were planted , and the 30 grains which grew produced 1434 ounces
of ...
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One thousand acres of land south of Walla Walla in eastern Washington yielded
51 , 000 bushels in 1881 . “ This yield was made the subject of a careful
measurement and reported to the Agricultural Department , where it stands today
as the ...
One thousand acres of land south of Walla Walla in eastern Washington yielded
51 , 000 bushels in 1881 . “ This yield was made the subject of a careful
measurement and reported to the Agricultural Department , where it stands today
as the ...
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It is an industry as broad as the land upon which it takes place , and admits of no
concentration . On the other hand , taking the number of people adequately
supported on a given area as a test , the industry is universally developed by a ...
It is an industry as broad as the land upon which it takes place , and admits of no
concentration . On the other hand , taking the number of people adequately
supported on a given area as a test , the industry is universally developed by a ...
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