The Encyclopedia Americana: The International Reference Work, Volume 7Americana Corporation, 1962 - Encyclopedias and dictionaries |
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... important land action in the East during this period was the battle at Ball's Bluff ( q.v. ) near Leesburg , Va . , on October 21 , in which Union troops led by Col. Edward D. Baker , senator from Oregon and friend of Lincoln , were ...
... important land action in the East during this period was the battle at Ball's Bluff ( q.v. ) near Leesburg , Va . , on October 21 , in which Union troops led by Col. Edward D. Baker , senator from Oregon and friend of Lincoln , were ...
Page 320
... important single crop of the state . Beef cattle are also grazed on the plains . In the river valleys of the South Platte and Arkansas , irrigation pro- vides the basis for such intensive crop products as sugar beets , potatoes ...
... important single crop of the state . Beef cattle are also grazed on the plains . In the river valleys of the South Platte and Arkansas , irrigation pro- vides the basis for such intensive crop products as sugar beets , potatoes ...
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... important producing area is situated about 5 ° further north than the corn belt in the United States , and climatic conditions are similar except in Italy where the crop is concentrated in the Po River plain and is grown almost entirely ...
... important producing area is situated about 5 ° further north than the corn belt in the United States , and climatic conditions are similar except in Italy where the crop is concentrated in the Po River plain and is grown almost entirely ...
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