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... centres of production . Australia and New Zealand come in the same category . In the vast continent of Africa the modern industry is unknown ; the little that is manufactured from the indigenous cotton plant which grows wild in the in ...
... centres of production . Australia and New Zealand come in the same category . In the vast continent of Africa the modern industry is unknown ; the little that is manufactured from the indigenous cotton plant which grows wild in the in ...
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... centre in the world , at this time had only a population of 13,916 . Pro- gress after this date was rapid , and need not be traced in any further detail . A host of inventors were engaged upon improving the existing , and devising new ...
... centre in the world , at this time had only a population of 13,916 . Pro- gress after this date was rapid , and need not be traced in any further detail . A host of inventors were engaged upon improving the existing , and devising new ...
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... centres of the trade are not likely to be easily deposed from the position of eminence which they have acquired . Geographical location , climatic influences , and geological developments are amongst the chief conditions that control ...
... centres of the trade are not likely to be easily deposed from the position of eminence which they have acquired . Geographical location , climatic influences , and geological developments are amongst the chief conditions that control ...
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... centres has greatly stimulated the growth of cotton in a few localities where climate , soil , and circumstances are most favourable to its successful cultivation . The principal of these , in the order of their importance , are as ...
... centres has greatly stimulated the growth of cotton in a few localities where climate , soil , and circumstances are most favourable to its successful cultivation . The principal of these , in the order of their importance , are as ...
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... centre to centre , the space being left sufficiently wide to allow the labourers to pass between during the picking season . Large areas are thus rapidly planted in favourable weather ; when it is wet , the labour is much greater ...
... centre to centre , the space being left sufficiently wide to allow the labourers to pass between during the picking season . Large areas are thus rapidly planted in favourable weather ; when it is wet , the labour is much greater ...
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