The National Geographic Magazine, Volume 29National Geographic Society, 1916 - Geography Indexes kept up to date with supplements. |
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Page 20
... butcher . In those days , before the packing - town idea was evolved , there was a margin of nearly 5 cents between the price of beef on the hoof and the dressed carcass ; under the economies that have been ef- . fected through. 20.
... butcher . In those days , before the packing - town idea was evolved , there was a margin of nearly 5 cents between the price of beef on the hoof and the dressed carcass ; under the economies that have been ef- . fected through. 20.
Page 23
... nearly offsets the value of the product of its wonderful apple orchards . Our fisheries yield a return of $ 70,000 , - 000 a year , which almost exactly dupli- cates the returns the United Kingdom receives from her fishing industry ...
... nearly offsets the value of the product of its wonderful apple orchards . Our fisheries yield a return of $ 70,000 , - 000 a year , which almost exactly dupli- cates the returns the United Kingdom receives from her fishing industry ...
Page 24
... nearly two billion dollars less for the large crop of 1906 than for the small one of 1907 . THE WORLD'S WHEAT CROP Though man shall not live by bread alone , western civilization would find it very difficult to get along without wheat ...
... nearly two billion dollars less for the large crop of 1906 than for the small one of 1907 . THE WORLD'S WHEAT CROP Though man shall not live by bread alone , western civilization would find it very difficult to get along without wheat ...
Page 45
... nearly half a million farms , and a given pound of butter may contain butterfat from a score or more of farmers ' dairies . The tuberculosis germ finds butter a fine vehicle in which to travel long distances in quest of some run - down ...
... nearly half a million farms , and a given pound of butter may contain butterfat from a score or more of farmers ' dairies . The tuberculosis germ finds butter a fine vehicle in which to travel long distances in quest of some run - down ...
Page 47
... nearly one gallon per cow a day . Ex- clusive of the milk and cream consumed on the farms of the country ( which , by the way , represents the bulk of our pro- duction ) , our dairy products are worth $ 600,000,000 a year ( see page 44 ) ...
... nearly one gallon per cow a day . Ex- clusive of the milk and cream consumed on the farms of the country ( which , by the way , represents the bulk of our pro- duction ) , our dairy products are worth $ 600,000,000 a year ( see page 44 ) ...
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