The National Geographic Magazine, Volume 29National Geographic Society, 1916 - Geography Indexes kept up to date with supplements. |
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... important steps that civilization has taken in the direction of insuring mankind against famine ( see also page 66 ) . It is not improbable that the present war will bring to mankind new methods in the feeding of the race that will ...
... important steps that civilization has taken in the direction of insuring mankind against famine ( see also page 66 ) . It is not improbable that the present war will bring to mankind new methods in the feeding of the race that will ...
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... important advances man has made in his food supply have been the result of war . Napoleon's bounty brought about the development of the art of canning foods ( see page 1 ) . Before his day not even the scientist in his laboratory could ...
... important advances man has made in his food supply have been the result of war . Napoleon's bounty brought about the development of the art of canning foods ( see page 1 ) . Before his day not even the scientist in his laboratory could ...
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... important extent . Some of the plants which we now grow are ex- pensive food - producers , some produce food that is difficult to digest , and some give a small yield per acre . DEVELOPING NEW FOODS We are constantly developing new ...
... important extent . Some of the plants which we now grow are ex- pensive food - producers , some produce food that is difficult to digest , and some give a small yield per acre . DEVELOPING NEW FOODS We are constantly developing new ...
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... important part in the handling of the world's food supply as the years go by and the de- mands for food increase . It is less than four decades since the first cargo of beef chilled by machinery instead of by ice was shipped , but today ...
... important part in the handling of the world's food supply as the years go by and the de- mands for food increase . It is less than four decades since the first cargo of beef chilled by machinery instead of by ice was shipped , but today ...
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... IMPORTANCE OF LARD Lard is one of the principal items of animal products exported from the United States today . Our total produc- tion of this commodity annually amounts to approximately 1,500,000,000 pounds , 19 of which more than ...
... IMPORTANCE OF LARD Lard is one of the principal items of animal products exported from the United States today . Our total produc- tion of this commodity annually amounts to approximately 1,500,000,000 pounds , 19 of which more than ...
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