The Book of Wheat: An Economic History and Practical Manual of the Wheat IndustryOrange Judd Company, 1919 - 369 páginas |
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... supply of agricultural products is not apt to fall below the home demand . Where such a large proportion of the people have an opportunity of producing at cost , home demand is not apt to raise the price greatly above the cost of produc ...
... supply of agricultural products is not apt to fall below the home demand . Where such a large proportion of the people have an opportunity of producing at cost , home demand is not apt to raise the price greatly above the cost of produc ...
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... supply arti- ficially the needed water . Irrigation was a condition that was indispensable to the settlement of large portions of western America , Australia and South Africa . In meeting these prob- lems during the nineteenth century ...
... supply arti- ficially the needed water . Irrigation was a condition that was indispensable to the settlement of large portions of western America , Australia and South Africa . In meeting these prob- lems during the nineteenth century ...
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... supply , quantity required to grow crops , losses from seepage and evaporation in distribution , character of the control over streams already vested , and measures of adminis- tration requisite for an equitable and effective division ...
... supply , quantity required to grow crops , losses from seepage and evaporation in distribution , character of the control over streams already vested , and measures of adminis- tration requisite for an equitable and effective division ...
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... supply were scarce in 1899 , and those lands were first irrigated which required least labor and capital . It has been estimated that a perpetual water right in a grain country is worth from $ 25 to $ 50 per acre . The cost of irri ...
... supply were scarce in 1899 , and those lands were first irrigated which required least labor and capital . It has been estimated that a perpetual water right in a grain country is worth from $ 25 to $ 50 per acre . The cost of irri ...
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... supply is sufficient to irrigate only a small fraction of the arid domain , approximately three - fourths of a billion acres , several million acres are already under irrigation , and there is a good prospect that many more millions ...
... supply is sufficient to irrigate only a small fraction of the arid domain , approximately three - fourths of a billion acres , several million acres are already under irrigation , and there is a good prospect that many more millions ...
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