The Technical World Magazine, Volume 15Technical World Company, 1911 |
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... crops hauled to market annually is more than two hundred and fifty million tons . The average haul is 9.4 miles , and the aver- age cost 23 cents per ton per mile . This makes the total cost amount to $ 540 , - 500,000 . In Europe ...
... crops hauled to market annually is more than two hundred and fifty million tons . The average haul is 9.4 miles , and the aver- age cost 23 cents per ton per mile . This makes the total cost amount to $ 540 , - 500,000 . In Europe ...
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... crops to market might well be reduced one - half , at least . This $ 290,000,000 wasted outright through the lack of suitable roads is equivalent to five per cent interest on $ 5,800,000,000 , which would pay for the construction of ...
... crops to market might well be reduced one - half , at least . This $ 290,000,000 wasted outright through the lack of suitable roads is equivalent to five per cent interest on $ 5,800,000,000 , which would pay for the construction of ...
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... crop of $ 331 , - 240 , while an ad- vance of one cent a bushel on the corn crop aggregated $ 1,965,200 . Thus they could see what they lost by not having roads upon which they could haul a load to market at any time . Indeed , if all ...
... crop of $ 331 , - 240 , while an ad- vance of one cent a bushel on the corn crop aggregated $ 1,965,200 . Thus they could see what they lost by not having roads upon which they could haul a load to market at any time . Indeed , if all ...
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... crop is obtained by pinching off the blos- soms three weeks prior to the time that fruit is desired . If berries are desired by September first this may be secured if the blossoms be pinched or cut off in the first week of August . At ...
... crop is obtained by pinching off the blos- soms three weeks prior to the time that fruit is desired . If berries are desired by September first this may be secured if the blossoms be pinched or cut off in the first week of August . At ...
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... crop year marks a corresponding increase in the city or small town population , a decrease in the number living on the farms . In- deed the only way to keep the farmer in the country has been to keep him poor . As soon as he can afford ...
... crop year marks a corresponding increase in the city or small town population , a decrease in the number living on the farms . In- deed the only way to keep the farmer in the country has been to keep him poor . As soon as he can afford ...
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