The National Geographic Magazine, Volume 29National Geographic Society, 1916 - Geography Indexes kept up to date with supplements. |
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... century since the tomato was a curiosity of the South , known as the " love apple , ' and used to scare the slaves , who thought it poisonous . Corn came to us from the Indians , and has become one of the lead- ing cereal crops of the ...
... century since the tomato was a curiosity of the South , known as the " love apple , ' and used to scare the slaves , who thought it poisonous . Corn came to us from the Indians , and has become one of the lead- ing cereal crops of the ...
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... century successors of Malthus ( see also page 91 ) . For instance , in the United States we have 935,000,000 acres of arable land , only 400,000,000 of which are under cul- tivation . Yet , with less than half of our available land ...
... century successors of Malthus ( see also page 91 ) . For instance , in the United States we have 935,000,000 acres of arable land , only 400,000,000 of which are under cul- tivation . Yet , with less than half of our available land ...
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... at large uses in the neighborhood of 47,000,000,000 pounds of meat a year , " which is about 49 pounds per capita , as compared with America's 172 pounds ( see text , page 12 ) . HOW THE WORLD IS FED A TWENTIETH CENTURY SHEEPFOLD Few. 6.
... at large uses in the neighborhood of 47,000,000,000 pounds of meat a year , " which is about 49 pounds per capita , as compared with America's 172 pounds ( see text , page 12 ) . HOW THE WORLD IS FED A TWENTIETH CENTURY SHEEPFOLD Few. 6.
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HOW THE WORLD IS FED A TWENTIETH CENTURY SHEEPFOLD Few other nations have as many. cereal crop of 5,000,000,000 bushels . Were all of our arable land under culti- vation and producing only according to our present standard , which is ...
HOW THE WORLD IS FED A TWENTIETH CENTURY SHEEPFOLD Few other nations have as many. cereal crop of 5,000,000,000 bushels . Were all of our arable land under culti- vation and producing only according to our present standard , which is ...
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A TWENTIETH CENTURY SHEEPFOLD Few other nations have as many domestic animals per capita as we have . There are 31 sheep for every hundred people in the world , 9 hogs , 25 cattle , and 6 horses . The United States has 50 sheep for ...
A TWENTIETH CENTURY SHEEPFOLD Few other nations have as many domestic animals per capita as we have . There are 31 sheep for every hundred people in the world , 9 hogs , 25 cattle , and 6 horses . The United States has 50 sheep for ...
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