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Page 175
... ( maize ) are grown ; and there is significant cattle raising . Some iron mining was begun there in the 1950s , and near Nova Lisboa there are some fish - breeding reservoirs . Pop . ( 1970 prelim . ) 837,627 . area and population table 1 ...
... ( maize ) are grown ; and there is significant cattle raising . Some iron mining was begun there in the 1950s , and near Nova Lisboa there are some fish - breeding reservoirs . Pop . ( 1970 prelim . ) 837,627 . area and population table 1 ...
Page 299
... maize ( corn ) , cassava , palm produce , cotton , and kola nuts . Cotton weaving is a traditional in- dustry of its Yoruba inhabitants . The town is served by Roman Catholic and public secon- dary schools and by a hospital , a ...
... maize ( corn ) , cassava , palm produce , cotton , and kola nuts . Cotton weaving is a traditional in- dustry of its Yoruba inhabitants . The town is served by Roman Catholic and public secon- dary schools and by a hospital , a ...
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... ( maize ) , as well as vegetables of some significance . Dairy farming is com- mon in the north and sheep farming in the dri- er south . The towns , except Kurgan , the oblast headquarters , are small and concerned chiefly with processing ...
... ( maize ) , as well as vegetables of some significance . Dairy farming is com- mon in the north and sheep farming in the dri- er south . The towns , except Kurgan , the oblast headquarters , are small and concerned chiefly with processing ...
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