The National Geographic Magazine, Volume 29National Geographic Society, 1916 - Geography Indexes kept up to date with supplements. |
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... region , gave to Cali- fornia some of the richest olive and date orchards in the world , while a woman missionary , traveling in Brazil , sent us cuttings from which the great orange- growing industry of our country has been developed ...
... region , gave to Cali- fornia some of the richest olive and date orchards in the world , while a woman missionary , traveling in Brazil , sent us cuttings from which the great orange- growing industry of our country has been developed ...
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... region controlled by the Cen- tral Powers is 31,000,000 . Assuming that the average dressed weight per sheep is only 30 pounds , as compared with 41 pounds in the United States , there would be a production of 941,000,000 pounds of ...
... region controlled by the Cen- tral Powers is 31,000,000 . Assuming that the average dressed weight per sheep is only 30 pounds , as compared with 41 pounds in the United States , there would be a production of 941,000,000 pounds of ...
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... regions where a cold drink means most to humanity . The ice factory , which has meant so much to us in its relation to our own food supply , has brought the delights of ice - cream and soda water to those hundreds of millions of people ...
... regions where a cold drink means most to humanity . The ice factory , which has meant so much to us in its relation to our own food supply , has brought the delights of ice - cream and soda water to those hundreds of millions of people ...
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... region . It is generally agreed that at the lowest esti- mate , wheat has been a faithful servant of mankind for six thousand years . A glance at the statistics of bread con- sumption shows that as meat consump- tion goes down that of ...
... region . It is generally agreed that at the lowest esti- mate , wheat has been a faithful servant of mankind for six thousand years . A glance at the statistics of bread con- sumption shows that as meat consump- tion goes down that of ...
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... regions of Asia and Africa the natives drink the milk of camels and donkeys ; in western Asia there are wandering Tatar tribes who live largely on mare's milk . In many countries the goat is the poor man's cow , while sheep milk is ...
... regions of Asia and Africa the natives drink the milk of camels and donkeys ; in western Asia there are wandering Tatar tribes who live largely on mare's milk . In many countries the goat is the poor man's cow , while sheep milk is ...
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