The Book of Wheat: An Economic History and Practical Manual of the Wheat IndustryO. Judd, 1908 - 369 páginas |
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... railroad construction were the chief factors that ulti- mately led , not only to financial independence , but also to a new dignity and to a higher standard of living . With the telephone , the daily mail and newspaper , and means for ...
... railroad construction were the chief factors that ulti- mately led , not only to financial independence , but also to a new dignity and to a higher standard of living . With the telephone , the daily mail and newspaper , and means for ...
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... railroad fare . Many of them ride into the bonanza district on the " blind - baggage " of passenger trains . Perhaps most of them ride on freight trains , at times over a hundred on one train . As a rule , the men of this class are not ...
... railroad fare . Many of them ride into the bonanza district on the " blind - baggage " of passenger trains . Perhaps most of them ride on freight trains , at times over a hundred on one train . As a rule , the men of this class are not ...
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... railroad , or mill . It is estimated that 3.000 com- bined harvesters were operated on the Pacific coast in 1903 . THRESHING . Threshing is the operation of separating the grain from the chaff and straw . It is perhaps an entirely safe ...
... railroad , or mill . It is estimated that 3.000 com- bined harvesters were operated on the Pacific coast in 1903 . THRESHING . Threshing is the operation of separating the grain from the chaff and straw . It is perhaps an entirely safe ...
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... railroads , by four - horse teams . About 30 men are employed with each ma- chine , and they thresh and haul away from 2,000 to 3,000 bushels per day ; 1,300 acres is the minimum capacity of one machine . Ordinarily it will thresh 2,400 ...
... railroads , by four - horse teams . About 30 men are employed with each ma- chine , and they thresh and haul away from 2,000 to 3,000 bushels per day ; 1,300 acres is the minimum capacity of one machine . Ordinarily it will thresh 2,400 ...
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... railroad and telegraph , and the advent of civilization . There was supposed to be a progressive movement of the " rain belt " as civilization advanced . While thorough cultivation undoubt- edly makes a material modification in the ...
... railroad and telegraph , and the advent of civilization . There was supposed to be a progressive movement of the " rain belt " as civilization advanced . While thorough cultivation undoubt- edly makes a material modification in the ...
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