The Naturalist in NicaraguaJ.M. Dent & Sons, Limited, 1911 - 306 pages |
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... maize , which is cultivated entirely on burnt forest land . At some parts they had already commenced cutting down trees for fresh clearings ; these would be burnt in April , and the maize sown the follow- ing month , in the usual ...
... maize , which is cultivated entirely on burnt forest land . At some parts they had already commenced cutting down trees for fresh clearings ; these would be burnt in April , and the maize sown the follow- ing month , in the usual ...
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... maize is ripe , and is gathered when dry , and stowed away , generally over the rooms of the natives . A second crop is often sown in December . 66 " " Maize is very prolific , bearing a hundredfold , and ripening in April . From the ...
... maize is ripe , and is gathered when dry , and stowed away , generally over the rooms of the natives . A second crop is often sown in December . 66 " " Maize is very prolific , bearing a hundredfold , and ripening in April . From the ...
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... maize - eating peoples belonged to closely affiliated races . In the West India Islands they occupied most of Cuba ... maize , but made bread from the roots of the mandioca ( Manihot aipim ) ; and still in British Guiana , on the Lower ...
... maize - eating peoples belonged to closely affiliated races . In the West India Islands they occupied most of Cuba ... maize , but made bread from the roots of the mandioca ( Manihot aipim ) ; and still in British Guiana , on the Lower ...
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