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yielded millions in gold and diamonds from land where it takes three acres to keep one sheep— " and then the animal gets more exercise than food . ” . Johannesburg has arisen with its skyscrapers and opulent homes .
yielded millions in gold and diamonds from land where it takes three acres to keep one sheep— " and then the animal gets more exercise than food . ” . Johannesburg has arisen with its skyscrapers and opulent homes .
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... and substantial success upon the tracks of a railroad little more as those which were open to their fathers . than a year old , the writer overlooked , litAre the opportunities which go with a erally , millions of acres of raw land ...
... and substantial success upon the tracks of a railroad little more as those which were open to their fathers . than a year old , the writer overlooked , litAre the opportunities which go with a erally , millions of acres of raw land ...
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They saw the future of the cattle business , and each bought lands at six cents to half a dollar an acre . The Kenedy ranch is now 800,000 acres in extent , and the King ranch contains 1,300,000 acres . A strange freak of fortune at the ...
They saw the future of the cattle business , and each bought lands at six cents to half a dollar an acre . The Kenedy ranch is now 800,000 acres in extent , and the King ranch contains 1,300,000 acres . A strange freak of fortune at the ...
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Here His fig orchard was planted February he bought 15,000 acres , paying one dollar 7 , 1905 , the " cuts ” being about the size an acre , or less . At length he reached of a lead pencil . They began to bear the the commercially ...
Here His fig orchard was planted February he bought 15,000 acres , paying one dollar 7 , 1905 , the " cuts ” being about the size an acre , or less . At length he reached of a lead pencil . They began to bear the the commercially ...
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For this purpose a to a 350 - acre reservoir — an average of twelve horse power gasoline engine is about twelve feet . ... This practically all other stations , the railroad company owns 120,000 acres , all of which company has put in ...
For this purpose a to a 350 - acre reservoir — an average of twelve horse power gasoline engine is about twelve feet . ... This practically all other stations , the railroad company owns 120,000 acres , all of which company has put in ...
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