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  • 71grain — [greın] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(food)¦ 2¦(lines in wood etc)¦ 3¦(small piece)¦ 4 a grain of something 5 against the grain 6¦(measure)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: Latin granum seed ] 1.) …

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  • 72Grain trade — The grain trade refers the local and international trade in cereals and other grains such as wheat, maize, and rice.History), does a major grain trade become possible.Early trade was most likely by barter, and because hauling large amounts of… …

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  • 73Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration — The Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration (or GIPSA) is an agency of the United States Department of Agriculture that facilitates the marketing of livestock, poultry, meat, cereals, oilseeds, and related agricultural products,… …

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  • 74The Last Grain Race — is a 1956 book by Eric Newby, a travel writer, about his time spent on the Moshulu s last voyage in the Australian grain trade. Background to the book In 1938 Eric Newby, at the age of eighteen, signed on as an apprentice of the four masted… …

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  • 75The Farming Game — is a board game simulating the economics of a small farm. Published in 1979, it was designed by George Rohrbacher, a rancher in Washington State. The Farming Game painfully reflects the real life difficulties of running a farm. Also, the names… …

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  • 76Grain Belt — The Grain Belt is an informal name for a United States region composed of the prairie region states across the northern Midwest.This region produces a substantial amount of the world s grain and soybeans.The Grain Belt area includes most if not… …

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  • 77grain — [grān] n. [ME greyne < OFr grein, a seed, grain (< L granum, a seed, kernel) & grainne, seed or grain collectively (< LL grana, fem., orig. pl. of L granum) < IE base * ĝer , to become ripe > CORN1, KERNEL] 1. a small, hard seed or …

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  • 78grain — [ greın ] noun ** 1. ) uncount the seeds from crops such as wheat, rice, or CORN that are used for food: bags of mixed grain a ) uncount food crops such as wheat, rice, or CORN: golden fields of grain b ) count an individual seed from one of… …

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  • 79The Morning Benders — performing at Toronto s Mod Club Theatre in 2010 Background information Origin Berkeley, Californ …

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  • 80The Lonesome Place — is a short story written by famed Science Fiction writer August Derleth. The story is part of a compilation of short stories in the book Lonesome Places . Published in 1962, by Arkham House Publishing, The Lonesome Place tells the story of two… …

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