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... acres of desert land irrigated , and millions of acres of brush and wooded land cleared . Our population will increase continu- ously , but there is a definite limit to the increase of our cultivated acreage . Hence we must greatly ...
... acres of desert land irrigated , and millions of acres of brush and wooded land cleared . Our population will increase continu- ously , but there is a definite limit to the increase of our cultivated acreage . Hence we must greatly ...
Page 197
... acres was in farms . Of this farmland , pastureland and woodland accounted for more than half , but there still re- mained 413,000,000 acres , constituting 21.7 percent of the area of the United States , which were in active cultivation ...
... acres was in farms . Of this farmland , pastureland and woodland accounted for more than half , but there still re- mained 413,000,000 acres , constituting 21.7 percent of the area of the United States , which were in active cultivation ...
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... acres planted to cotton . In the 1935-39 period it had 1,400,000 acres . That was a reduction of 400.- 000 acres , or 22 percent . The farmer was paid for that in millions . But while the acreage was being cut , the production per acre ...
... acres planted to cotton . In the 1935-39 period it had 1,400,000 acres . That was a reduction of 400.- 000 acres , or 22 percent . The farmer was paid for that in millions . But while the acreage was being cut , the production per acre ...
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PHILosophers of Laissez Faire | 4 |
ATTITUDES DURING THE PROGRESSIVE | 12 |
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