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... prairie every six to ten miles . Horsepower provided the farmer's only transit , and his trading centers had to be ... prairie towns which illustrated the importance of the railroad : “ Four years ago this prairie was a corn field ...
... prairie every six to ten miles . Horsepower provided the farmer's only transit , and his trading centers had to be ... prairie towns which illustrated the importance of the railroad : “ Four years ago this prairie was a corn field ...
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... prairie soil led almost all farmers in the state to believe manuring and rotation were unnecessary . If Illinois farmers did not wear out the soil as rapidly as " the early Virginia planters , it was only because of great original ...
... prairie soil led almost all farmers in the state to believe manuring and rotation were unnecessary . If Illinois farmers did not wear out the soil as rapidly as " the early Virginia planters , it was only because of great original ...
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... Prairie Land , flecked with white cottages , like the fair lilybells nestled in green . ' " 19 Lincoln's Secretary John Hay captured the awe of the settler as he surveyed the endless acres ... prairie lies , Rapt in Prairie Culture 299.
... Prairie Land , flecked with white cottages , like the fair lilybells nestled in green . ' " 19 Lincoln's Secretary John Hay captured the awe of the settler as he surveyed the endless acres ... prairie lies , Rapt in Prairie Culture 299.
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