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... wheat and rye , of oats and grass , while others still have passed into the forms of sheep and calves , hogs and oxen . That this change must have taken place is obvious from the fact , that large as has been the increase in the number ...
... wheat and rye , of oats and grass , while others still have passed into the forms of sheep and calves , hogs and oxen . That this change must have taken place is obvious from the fact , that large as has been the increase in the number ...
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... wheat . Step by step , however , as man obtained the command of the various forces provided for his use , he obtained thirty , forty , or fifty oushels , and of other produce almost as many tons . Without vital heat that command could ...
... wheat . Step by step , however , as man obtained the command of the various forces provided for his use , he obtained thirty , forty , or fifty oushels , and of other produce almost as many tons . Without vital heat that command could ...
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... wheat per acre , but the average now is little more than twelve , while that of the rich State of Ohio has fallen yet lower . The power of the soil to yield food being the measure of the power of men to live together , with each stage ...
... wheat per acre , but the average now is little more than twelve , while that of the rich State of Ohio has fallen yet lower . The power of the soil to yield food being the measure of the power of men to live together , with each stage ...
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... wheat , and famines were frequent . Now , we see 18,000,000 occupying the same surface , and obtaining greatly increased quantities of very superior food . So , likewise , has it been in France . In 1760 the popula- tion was 21,000,000 ...
... wheat , and famines were frequent . Now , we see 18,000,000 occupying the same surface , and obtaining greatly increased quantities of very superior food . So , likewise , has it been in France . In 1760 the popula- tion was 21,000,000 ...
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... wheat per acre . South Carolina , Georgia , Alabama , and Florida , have millions of acres of the finest lands unoccupied and waiting the growth of population to yield immense returns to labor . The facts are everywhere the same : for ...
... wheat per acre . South Carolina , Georgia , Alabama , and Florida , have millions of acres of the finest lands unoccupied and waiting the growth of population to yield immense returns to labor . The facts are everywhere the same : for ...
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