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    Carver made many outstanding contributions to the agricultural world and also on America it’s self. Carver changed the face of Agriculture in the south with his crop rotation methods. Carver discovered through research and trail and error ways to help soil stay fertile. Through this discovery the nutrients would stay in the ground‚ and crops could be planted on the same soil year after year. Carver discovered that planting peanut one year then the next planting cotton would keep the soil fertial

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    integrated historical framework of explanations for these multi-regional Bantu language speakers‚ the foundation of their connecting thread will be proven through understanding and defining the Bantu language and culture‚ pinpointing agricultural crops that indicate contact diffusion‚ and by specifying technological practices that are spread to various African provinces simultaneously. The definition of Bantu is ntu the common root for person- and ba the common plural prefix‚ hence the people

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    are the three sections in the 3-Course Rotation?  (2 pts) Why was this innovation important for growth during the middle ages? 1. Incompatibility of free land‚ free labor and non-working‚ landholding class. Cannot have abundant (no intrinsic value) land‚ unbound labor‚ and landed gentry (non workers). Can only have 2 at a time. (3pts) b. The model-consider a simple model with 1 landlord and 1 farmer (who does not own land). (2pts) c. the three-year rotation was practised by

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    Impact During the time period of Robber Barons and monopolies‚ a brilliant inventor created many crucial inventions which most of us use every single day‚ including peanut butter‚ soap‚ and cosmetics as well as technological advances such as crop rotation used by farmers. George Washington Carver could have sought great fortune to his fame‚ but caring for neither‚ he found happiness‚ and honor in being helpful to the world. His numerous contributions to farming‚ education‚ and most famously his

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    in their kitchen garden. The unripe fruits are used as a cooked vegetable alone or mixed with other vegetables. There is no reliable statistics available regarding the area under this crop in India. It is adapted to a wide range of climatic conditions from North to South and West to East. It is grown as summer crop in hilly regions. Brinjal is used in a variety of culinary preparations. Pickles and industrially processed food are also produced from brinjal.  Nutritive Value:The nutritive value varies

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    N43. The cane that we produce is transported from the farm to TSB Malelane‚ The mill is a few kilometers away from the farm. Since mono-culture result to infertility of the soil‚ therefore‚ soybean is used as a rotation crop because of its nitrogen fixation by practicing crop rotation it helps to control or minimize pest and diseases that attract the same family‚ to improve the soil

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    Change can be defined as the act or instance of making or becoming different. It is common knowledge that the American people made a big change from British to independent‚ however‚ this change started much before the Revolutionary War itself. John Adams himself stated that the war was “no part of the revolution” and it was merely a “consequence of it”. He goes further to state that this change was “in the minds of the people. years before a drop of blood at Lexington was shed”. He makes the explicit

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    The Psychological Affects of the Dust Bowl The Dust Bowl was an added devastation accompanying the Great Depression. It lasted from 1930 to 1939 and is sometimes referred to as the “Dirty Thirties”. (Bonnifield) Lack of crop rotation and a heavy drought caused this trying time in American history. Over one third of the United States was swallowed up by dust storms with the concentration of storms being located in northern Texas‚ the panhandle of Oklahoma‚ the entire western half of Kansas

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    Cropping Systems

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    formulated for producing crops in different places. In the Caribbean the main cropping systems are: • Continuous Cropping: this is where the same area of land is under continuous cultivation. It is practiced where there is a short supply of good agricultural land. The land is never left to fallow. • Monocropping: this is the planting of a single crop in the field and allowing that crop to reach maturity without introducing another crop in the field. • Crop Rotation: this is where crops of different families

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    conservation techniques‚ and over exploitation of land for crop production due to population stress‚ leads  to enormous soil erosion. It will take hundreds of years to form an inch of soil‚ but in no time it gets washed away down the slope due to erosion. SOIL CONSERVATION Soil Conservation is the process by which the loss of soil is checked‚ reducing the velocity of run-off through erosion control measures for maximum sustained crop production and for protection of human lift. So conservation

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