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The Farm Crisis
THE FARM CRISIS Demographic Shift In1920 the census showed that for the first time in history more Americans lived in urban centers than on farms. The Great Depression, however, sparked an exodus of farmers to the city, irreversibly transforming the United States from an... Read more |
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Factory farms
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Farms
Farming Farming, or agriculture, is the science or art of cultivating the soil, growing and harvesting crops, and the raising of animals. Beginning some 10,000 years ago, people in various places around the world began to grow plants and domesticate animals. Slowly and over ... Read more |
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Dole Food Company Inc
Dole Food Company, Inc. One Dole Drive Westlake Village, California 91362 U.S.A. Telephone: (818) 879-6600 Fax: (818) 879-6615 Web site: http://www.dole.com Private Company Incorporated: 1894 as Castle & Cooke Co., Inc. Employees: 59,000 Sales: $4.77 billion (2003) NAIC:... Read more |
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State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company One State Farm PlazaBloomington, Illinois 61710U.S.A.Telephone: (309) 766-2311Fax: (309) 766-3621Web site: http://www.statefarm.com Mutual CompanyIncorporated: 1922Employees: 79,300Total Assets: $71 billion (2001)NAIC: 524126 Direct Property and... Read more |
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Cumberland Farms Inc
Cumberland Farms, Inc. 777 Dedham StreetCanton, Massachusetts 02021U.S.A.Telephone: (781) 828-4900Fax: (781) 828-9624Web site: http://www.cumberlandfarms.com Private Company Incorporated: 1957 as Cumberland Farms Dairy, Inc.Employees: 7,000Sales: $3 billion (2005)NAIC: 445120 Convenience... Read more |
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King Ranch Inc
King Ranch, Inc. 3 River Way, Suite 1600 Houston, Texas 77056 U.S.A. Telephone: (832) 681-5700 Fax: (832) 681-5759 Web site: http://www.king-ranch.com Private Company Incorporated: 1934 Employees: 400 Sales: $300 million (2003 est.) NAIC: 112111 Beef Cattle Ranching and Farming; 448320... Read more |
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Southdown sheep
Southdown sheep mutton breed of sheep originated on the South Downs of Sussex, England, and now raised throughout the world. It is a small sheep, the most thickset of all breeds, and it is valued for the meatiness of the lamb carcasses. The wool is of medium length and fine grade; it varies in... Read more |
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Mesa (city)
Mesa , city (1990 pop. 288,091), Maricopa co., S central Ariz., in the irrigated Salt River valley; inc. 1883. Electronic components, fabricated metals, aircraft, and machine tools are among its various manufactures. One of the fastest-growing U.S. cities, Mesa's population has more than doubled... Read more |
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Plantations
PlantationsBIBLIOGRAPHYA plantation is an economic unit producing agricultural commodities (field crops or horticultural products, but not livestock) for sale and employing a relatively large number of unskilled laborers whose activities are closely supervised. Plantations usually employ a... Read more |
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