The Book of Wheat: An Economic History and Practical Manual of the Wheat IndustryO. Judd, 1908 - 369 páginas |
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... means of a dibbling iron . Diverse means have been employed in each method . Dibbling , once quite extensively practiced in England , is never found now , unless it is with the experimenter . Na- ture's method , broadcasting , was also ...
... means of a dibbling iron . Diverse means have been employed in each method . Dibbling , once quite extensively practiced in England , is never found now , unless it is with the experimenter . Na- ture's method , broadcasting , was also ...
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... means of a lever the teeth can be set at any angle . Harrows 25 feet in width are now used on the large western farms of the United States . With such a harrow one man and four horses can cover 60 to 75 acres per day . Various other ...
... means of a lever the teeth can be set at any angle . Harrows 25 feet in width are now used on the large western farms of the United States . With such a harrow one man and four horses can cover 60 to 75 acres per day . Various other ...
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... means to success at the farmer's command . Thus wheat raising , like most of the extractive industries , has a large aleatory element which cannot be eliminated , though it may be reduced to a constant factor by means of the insurance ...
... means to success at the farmer's command . Thus wheat raising , like most of the extractive industries , has a large aleatory element which cannot be eliminated , though it may be reduced to a constant factor by means of the insurance ...
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... means with which to finish his course in the east ; the western pioneer making a desperate effort to keep the wolf from the door of the shanty that sheltered his family , and to save the homestead by paying the interest on the mortagage ...
... means with which to finish his course in the east ; the western pioneer making a desperate effort to keep the wolf from the door of the shanty that sheltered his family , and to save the homestead by paying the interest on the mortagage ...
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... means of a comb or hackle , but long before written history crude implements were devised to assist the hand in pulling or breaking off the straw . From these rude beginnings to the modern combined harvester and thresher is a far cry ...
... means of a comb or hackle , but long before written history crude implements were devised to assist the hand in pulling or breaking off the straw . From these rude beginnings to the modern combined harvester and thresher is a far cry ...
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