The Book of Wheat: An Economic History and Practical Manual of the Wheat IndustryO. Judd, 1908 - 369 páginas |
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... Cost of Production VII . Crop Rotation and Irrigation VIII . Fertilizers IX . Diseases X. Insect Enemies XI . Transportation XII . Storage XIII . Marketing VXIV . Prices ✓XV . Milling 1 29 47 58 73 100 108 124 148 170 188 201 214 234 ...
... Cost of Production VII . Crop Rotation and Irrigation VIII . Fertilizers IX . Diseases X. Insect Enemies XI . Transportation XII . Storage XIII . Marketing VXIV . Prices ✓XV . Milling 1 29 47 58 73 100 108 124 148 170 188 201 214 234 ...
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... cost of produc- tion for the unprogressive grower . While this is competition , its point of incidence is mainly below the line of subsistence for the farmer , and as most farmers are above this line , much of the force of competition ...
... cost of produc- tion for the unprogressive grower . While this is competition , its point of incidence is mainly below the line of subsistence for the farmer , and as most farmers are above this line , much of the force of competition ...
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... cost of produc- tion for the unprogressive grower . While this is competition , its point of incidence is mainly below the line of subsistence for the farmer , and as most farmers are above this line , much of the force of competition ...
... cost of produc- tion for the unprogressive grower . While this is competition , its point of incidence is mainly below the line of subsistence for the farmer , and as most farmers are above this line , much of the force of competition ...
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... cost of buildings , machinery and live stock , and that was to draw it at the expense of the natural fertility of the soil . One - crop wheat farming and neglect of crop rotation and domestic animals resulted . For over half a century ...
... cost of buildings , machinery and live stock , and that was to draw it at the expense of the natural fertility of the soil . One - crop wheat farming and neglect of crop rotation and domestic animals resulted . For over half a century ...
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... cost of mak- ing the selection , if the work is carried on systematically through a series of years . A method frequently used is the selection of plump kernels from grain in the bulk . While there is doubtless some ad- vantage in this ...
... cost of mak- ing the selection , if the work is carried on systematically through a series of years . A method frequently used is the selection of plump kernels from grain in the bulk . While there is doubtless some ad- vantage in this ...
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