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Page 238
... cotton growing in the local- ity . Cotton is Chad's major export , and an economically important textile production complex was completed at Fort - Archambault in 1967. The town is also a centre for commer- cial fishing . A major ...
... cotton growing in the local- ity . Cotton is Chad's major export , and an economically important textile production complex was completed at Fort - Archambault in 1967. The town is also a centre for commer- cial fishing . A major ...
Page 698
... cotton - textile manufacture . Bolton , Bury , Rochdale , and Oldham , specializing in cotton spinning , expanded rapidly , and Man- chester became the major market centre . The change to steam power in the 19th century re- sulted in ...
... cotton - textile manufacture . Bolton , Bury , Rochdale , and Oldham , specializing in cotton spinning , expanded rapidly , and Man- chester became the major market centre . The change to steam power in the 19th century re- sulted in ...
Page 843
... cotton 1,000 , tobacco 1,100 , cocoa beans 4,000 , maize ( corn ) 211,000 , millet 187,000 , bananas 212,000 , sweet potatoes and yams 105,000 , ΒΆ roundwood 3,700,000 cu m , cattle 940,000 head , pigs 1,750,000 head . Mining , quarrying ...
... cotton 1,000 , tobacco 1,100 , cocoa beans 4,000 , maize ( corn ) 211,000 , millet 187,000 , bananas 212,000 , sweet potatoes and yams 105,000 , ΒΆ roundwood 3,700,000 cu m , cattle 940,000 head , pigs 1,750,000 head . Mining , quarrying ...
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