An edition of Creating abundance (2008)

Creating abundance

biological innovation and American agricultural development, 1700-1960

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Cambridge University Press
Language
English
Pages
467

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Subjects

Agricultural biotechnology, Agricultural innovations, Agricultural productivity, History, Agriculture, economic aspects, united states

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United States
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Table of Contents

The red queen and the hard reds: productivity growth in American wheat, 1800-1940
Corn: America's crop
Cotton: variety innovation and the making of king cotton
Weevils, worms, and wilts: the red queen's cotton playground
The other revolution in the cotton economy: cotton's revival in the twentieth century
That "stincking weede of America": the evolution of tobacco production
California: creating a cornucopia
Livestock in the farm economy
Defining and redesigning America's livestock
Nature's perfect food: inventing the modern dairy industry
Draft power.

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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New York
Other Titles
Biological innovation and American agricultural development, 1700-1960

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Dewey Decimal Class
630.973
Library of Congress
S494.5.I5 O46 2008, S494.5.I5O46 2008

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Pagination
p. cm.
Number of pages
467

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OL16774128M
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9780521857116, 9780521673877
LCCN
2008014226
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221960531
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6397019
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5600908

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OL7091339W

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