The Book of Wheat: An Economic History and Practical Manual of the Wheat IndustryO. Judd, 1908 - 369 páginas |
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... corn " for binding . A reaper cut an average of one acre per day . Brewer , however , states that in England in 1844 seven persons usually cut one to one and one - half acres in ten hours . Besides being still widely used in China and ...
... corn " for binding . A reaper cut an average of one acre per day . Brewer , however , states that in England in 1844 seven persons usually cut one to one and one - half acres in ten hours . Besides being still widely used in China and ...
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... corn and barley are sown and cut early so that the land may be plowed in July before the wheat harvest . Considerable land is also barren summer - fallowed , in which case it is plowed twice during the summer . In Canada , experience ...
... corn and barley are sown and cut early so that the land may be plowed in July before the wheat harvest . Considerable land is also barren summer - fallowed , in which case it is plowed twice during the summer . In Canada , experience ...
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... Corn , wheat two years , grass two years ( York , Franklin , etc. ) . Corn , oats , wheat , grass three years ( Chester , Westmoreland ) . Minnesota . - Wheat two years , oats , wheat , flax ( Marshall ) . Corn , wheat two years , oats ...
... Corn , wheat two years , grass two years ( York , Franklin , etc. ) . Corn , oats , wheat , grass three years ( Chester , Westmoreland ) . Minnesota . - Wheat two years , oats , wheat , flax ( Marshall ) . Corn , wheat two years , oats ...
Página 114
... corn or potatoes . After these crops , placed in the order that they merit for pre- paring the soil for wheat , come summer fallow , millet , vetch , peas , wheat and oats . The more dry and unfavorable the sea- son , the more important ...
... corn or potatoes . After these crops , placed in the order that they merit for pre- paring the soil for wheat , come summer fallow , millet , vetch , peas , wheat and oats . The more dry and unfavorable the sea- son , the more important ...
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... corn was turned into dry and rattling stalks . When crops shriveled and died on millions of acres , men lost hope and means , and they were forced to abandon the homes that represented the earnings of a lifetime . Whole counties were ...
... corn was turned into dry and rattling stalks . When crops shriveled and died on millions of acres , men lost hope and means , and they were forced to abandon the homes that represented the earnings of a lifetime . Whole counties were ...
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