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Encyclopedia - Columbia River: Encyclopedia Ii - Columbia River - Geography
Columbia Lake forms the Columbia's headwaters in the Canadian Rockies of southern British Columbia. The river then flows through Winderme...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bean: Encyclopedia - Bean
Bean is a common name for large plant seeds of several genera of Fabaceae (formerly Leguminosae) used for food or feed. Bean - Name. Bea...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Barbara Kingsolver: Encyclopedia - Barbara Kingsolver
Barbara Kingsolver is an American fiction writer. She has written several novels and poems, and established the Bellwether Prize for "lit...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Clover: Encyclopedia - Clover
See text Clover (Trifolium) is a genus of about 300 species of plants in the pea family Fabaceae. They are found chiefly in northern temp...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Agricultural Machinery: Encyclopedia - Agricultural Machinery
Agricultural machinery is one of the most revolutionary and impactful applications of modern technology. Given the truly elemental human ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bloat: Encyclopedia - Bloat
Bloat, also known as torsion, gastric torsion, and gastric dilatation-volvulus (GDV) is a medical condition in which the stomach becomes ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Black-tailed Jackrabbit: Encyclopedia - Black-tailed Jackrabbit
The Black-tailed Jackrabbit (Lepus californicus) is the common hare of the western United States and Mexico, found at elevations of up to...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dairy Farming: Encyclopedia - Dairy Farming
Dairy farming is a class of agricultural, or more properly, an animal husbandry enterprise, raising female cattle for long-term productio...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hay: Encyclopedia - Hay
Hay is dried grass (and pasture flowers). Hay - Uses. It is sometimes used to feed domestic animals at places or times where there is no...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Columbia River: Encyclopedia - Columbia River
The Columbia River is a river situated in British Columbia and the Pacific Northwest of the United States. It is the largest river in vol...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cannula: Encyclopedia - Cannula
A cannula (pl. cannulae) is a flexible tube which when inserted into the body is used either to withdraw fluid or insert medication. Cann...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Klamath Reclamation Project: Encyclopedia Ii - Klamath Reclamation Project - History
Construction began on the project in 1906 with the building of the main "A" Canal. Water was first made available May 22, 1907. The Clear...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kern River: Encyclopedia Ii - Kern River - Description
The main branch of the river (sometimes called the North Fork) rises from several small lakes west of Mount Whitney in the high Sierra Ne...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hoard's Dairyman: Encyclopedia Ii - Hoard's Dairyman - History
Hoard's, as it is more simply known by its readers, was started in 1885 as a supplement to the Jefferson County Union. The editor of the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mountain Goat: Encyclopedia Ii - Mountain Goat - Life Cycle And Breeding
In the wild, mountain goats usually live twelve to fifteen years, with their lifespan limited by the wearing down of their teeth. In zoos...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hadeland: Encyclopedia Ii - Hadeland - History
A number of Stone Age sites have been discovered around the Randsfjord and over 200 artefacts - including jewellery, tools, and weapons -...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dawson Creek British Columbia: Encyclopedia Ii - Dawson Creek British Columbia - History
Dawson Creek was one of the farming communities established by European-Canadian settlers moving west through the Peace River Country. Th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ta-yuan: Encyclopedia Ii - Ta-yuan - Interaction With China 130 Bce Onward
The Ta-Yuan remained a healthy and powerful civilization which had numerous contacts and exchanges with China from 130 BCE. Around 130 BC...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Liberal Kansas: Encyclopedia Ii - Liberal Kansas - Demographics
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there are 19,666 people, 6,498 households, and 4,756 families residing in the city. The population density i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mojave Desert: Encyclopedia Ii - Mojave Desert - Climate
The Mojave Desert receives less than 6 inches (150 mm) of rain a year and is generally between 3,000 and 6,000 feet (1,000 and 2,000 m) i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - English Words With Uncommon Properties: Encyclopedia Ii - English Words With Uncommon Properties - Combinations Of Letters
English words with uncommon properties - Many vowels. Euouae (a type of cadence in mediæval music) contains six vowel letters in a row...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Economy Of Croatia: Encyclopedia Ii - Economy Of Croatia - History
In an economy traditionally based on agriculture and livestock, peasants comprised more than half of the Croatian population until after ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Escherichia Coli O157:h7: Encyclopedia Ii - Escherichia Coli O157:h7 - Prevention
E. coli O157:H7 will continue to be an important public health concern as long as it contaminates meat. Preventive measures may reduce th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pollinator Decline: Encyclopedia Ii - Pollinator Decline - Possible Explanations For Pollinator Decline
Pollinator decline - Pesticide misuse. It is a label violation to apply most insecticides on crops during bloom, or to allow the pestic...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dairy Farming: Encyclopedia Ii - Dairy Farming - The Milking Operation
Two skilled dairy farmers, each with four milking machines, can milk about 100 cows within a couple of hours. Starting at one end of the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pollination Management: Encyclopedia Ii - Pollination Management - Pollinator Decline
Main article: Pollinator decline With the decline of both wild and domestic pollinator populations, pollination management is becoming an...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Organic Farming: Encyclopedia Ii - Organic Farming - Issues
Intense debate surrounds all aspects of organic farming and organic food. Environmentalists, food safety advocates, various consumer prot...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pollination: Encyclopedia Ii - Pollination - Pollination In Agriculture
Pollination management is a branch of horticulture that seeks to protect and enhance present pollinators and often involves the culture a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Swainson's Hawk: Encyclopedia Ii - Swainson's Hawk - Range
The Swainson's hawk inhabits North America mainly in the Spring and Summer and winters in South America. Breeding areas include south-cen...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ensenada: Encyclopedia Ii - Ensenada - Tourism
Ensenada is strategically located some 120 kilometers south of the border with the United States via a four lane toll road and a two lane...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sustainable Agriculture: Encyclopedia Ii - Sustainable Agriculture - Economics
Given the finite supply of natural resources, agriculture that is inefficient will eventually exhaust the available resources or the abil...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sprouting: Encyclopedia Ii - Sprouting - How To Sprout
The main requirements for successful sprouting are moisture, warmth, and (in most cases) some indirect sunlight. Providing a few guidelin...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tucumán Province: Encyclopedia Ii - Tucumán Province - History
Before the Spanish colonisation, this land was inhabited by the Diaguitas and Calchaquíes, who practiced agriculture. In 1533 Diego de A...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - California Poppy: Encyclopedia Ii - California Poppy - History And Uses
Eschscholzia californica was the first named member of the genus Eschscholzia, which was named by the German botanist Adelbert von Chamis...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Barbara Kingsolver: Encyclopedia Ii - Barbara Kingsolver - Biography
Barbara Kingsolver was born April 8, 1955 in Annapolis Maryland. She grew up in Nicholas County, Kentucky, "in the middle of an alfalfa f...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hay: Encyclopedia Ii - Hay - History
From the 1881 Household Cyclopedia Instead of allowing the hay to lie, as usual in most places, for some days in the swath after it is cu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1980 Eruption Of Mount St. Helens: Encyclopedia Ii - 1980 Eruption Of Mount St. Helens - Buildup To Disaster
Several small earthquakes beginning as early as March 16, 1980, indicated that magma may have been moving below the volcano. Then on Marc...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Happy Bottom Riding Club: Encyclopedia Ii - Happy Bottom Riding Club - Amenities
The Rancho Oro Verde had a swimming pool, a rodeo stadium, and its own FAA-licensed airstrip, the first amenity Barnes created upon estab...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Antelope Valley: Encyclopedia Ii - Antelope Valley - History
The valley was first visited by whites of European origin in the 1770s. Father Francisco Garces, a Franciscan friar, is believed to have ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Clover: Encyclopedia Ii - Clover - Species
T. incarnatum, Crimson or Italian clover, though not hardy enough to withstand the climate of Scotland in ordinary winters, is a most val...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bean: Encyclopedia Ii - Bean - Name
Bean originally meant the seed of the broad bean, but was later broadened to include members of the genus Phaseolus such as the common be...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dairy Farming: Encyclopedia Ii - Dairy Farming - The Milking Operation
Two skilled dairy farmers, each with four milking machines, can milk about 100 cows within a couple of hours. Starting at one end of the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alexandria Louisiana: Encyclopedia Ii - Alexandria Louisiana - History
Originally home to a community supporting activities of the adjacent Spanish outpost of Post du Rapides, the area developed as a vibrant ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cuscuta: Encyclopedia Ii - Cuscuta - Basics
Cuscuta (Dodder) is a genus of about 100 species of yellow, orange or red (rarely green) parasitic plants. Formerly treated as the only g...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Centaurea Solstitialis: Encyclopedia Ii - Centaurea Solstitialis - Yellow Starthistle As An Invasive Species
The plant grows as a normal part of the ecology in Eurasia, where it is kept in check by an assortment of natural enemies and other plant...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Domestic Rabbit: Encyclopedia Ii - Domestic Rabbit - Health Problems
Domestic rabbit - Vaccinations Against Calici Virus and Myxomytosis. Calici virus and Myxomytosis are the biggest threat to the health ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - La Pampa Province: Encyclopedia Ii - La Pampa Province - History
In 1604 Hernandarias was the first explorer to reach the area later explored by Jerónimo Luis de Cabrera in 1662. But it was not until t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Organic Farming: Encyclopedia Ii - Organic Farming - Issues
All aspects of organic farming and organic food are under debate. Environmentalists, food safety advocates, various consumer protection, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Salina Kansas: Encyclopedia Ii - Salina Kansas - History
In 1860 Salina, the westernmost post on the Smoky Hill Trail, began to establish itself as a staging post for prospectors traveling to Pi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pahrump Nevada: Encyclopedia Ii - Pahrump Nevada - History
Originally inhabited by the Shoshone, it was discovered and slowly inhabited by American settlers in the late 19th century. They reported...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Agricultural Machinery: Encyclopedia Ii - Agricultural Machinery - History
Doubtless, the first man to turn from the hunting and gathering lifestyle to farming did so by using his bare hands, and perhaps some sti...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Palmdale California: Encyclopedia Ii - Palmdale California - History
Palmenthal, the first European settlement within the limits of Palmdale, was established as a village in 1886 by westward travelers from ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Champagne-ardenne: Encyclopedia Ii - Champagne-ardenne - Geography
Champagne-Ardenne is in the northeast of France, bordering Belgium. It consists of four départements: Aube, Ardennes, Haute-Marne, and M...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Columbia River: Encyclopedia Ii - Columbia River - History
On May 11, 1792, Captain Robert Gray became the first white man to see the Columbia River. Gray traveled to the Pacific Northwest to trad...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Columbia River: Encyclopedia Ii - Columbia River - Hydroelectric Dams
The mainstream of the Columbia River has 11 dams and 8 locks. Nearly half of all hydroelectricity in the United States comes from the Col...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Escherichia Coli O157:h7: Encyclopedia Ii - Escherichia Coli O157:h7 - How Is E. Coli O157:h7 Spread?
The organism can be found on a small number of cattle farms and can live in the intestines of healthy cattle. Meat can become contaminate...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alexandria Louisiana: Encyclopedia Ii - Alexandria Louisiana - Demographics
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there are 46,342 people, 17,816 households, and 11,722 families residing in the city. The population density...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Escherichia Coli O157:h7: Encyclopedia Ii - Escherichia Coli O157:h7 - What Illness Does E. Coli O157:h7 Cause?
E. coli O157:H7 infection often causes severe bloody diarrhea and abdominal cramps; sometimes the infection causes nonbloody diarrhea or ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dawson Creek British Columbia: Encyclopedia Ii - Dawson Creek British Columbia - Government And Politics
The City of Dawson Creek has a council-manager form of municipal government. A six member council, along with one mayor, is elected at-la...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dawson Creek British Columbia: Encyclopedia Ii - Dawson Creek British Columbia - Transportation
Dawson Creek's road network was laid out in the mid-20th century as the town rapidly expanded. It uses a grid pattern of large blocks of ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dawson Creek British Columbia: Encyclopedia Ii - Dawson Creek British Columbia - Economy
Dawson Creek acts as the retail and service center for the region between the Peace River to the north and the Rocky Mountains to the sou...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Champagne-ardenne: Encyclopedia Ii - Champagne-ardenne - Economy
Champagne-Ardenne - Businesses. Verreries Mécaniques de Champagne Produits Métallurgiques à Reims Vallourec Champagne-Céréales...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dawson Creek British Columbia: Encyclopedia Ii - Dawson Creek British Columbia - Demographics
The 1941 Canadian census recorded 518 residents living in Dawson Creek. Ten years later, 3,589 residents were recorded in the 1951 census...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dawson Creek British Columbia: Encyclopedia Ii - Dawson Creek British Columbia - Geography And Climate
Dawson Creek is flat, rising only in the northeastern corner above the rest of the city. The creek from which the city takes its name run...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dawson Creek British Columbia: Encyclopedia Ii - Dawson Creek British Columbia - Culture And Recreation
Before leaving Dawson Creek, travellers gather at the Northern Alberta Railways Park. This four acre site is the official beginning of th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Antelope Valley: Encyclopedia Ii - Antelope Valley - Transportation
Antelope Valley - Major highways and roads. Include: the Antelope Valley Freeway (California State Highway 14) California State Highwa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Escherichia Coli O157:h7: Encyclopedia Ii - Escherichia Coli O157:h7 - What Is Escherichia Coli O157:h7?
E. coli O157:H7 is one of hundreds of strains of the bacterium Escherichia coli. Although most strains are harmless and live in the intes...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ta-yuan: Encyclopedia Ii - Ta-yuan - An Era Of East-west Trade And Cultural Exchange
The Silk Road essentially came into being from the 1st century BC/BCE, following the efforts of China to consolidate a road to the Wester...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Antelope Valley: Encyclopedia Ii - Antelope Valley - Aerospace
Edwards Air Force Base lies east of Rosamond, 37 miles (60 km) northeast of Palmdale. Edwards AFB's dry lakebeds are the lowest geographi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - English Words With Uncommon Properties: Encyclopedia Ii - English Words With Uncommon Properties - Acronyms As Words
Some acronyms have attained the status of words. Many are company names that were either deliberately created for marketing reasons or ha...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Palmdale California: Encyclopedia Ii - Palmdale California - Education
Palmdale California - K-12 Schools. The City of Palmdale has 3 separate elementary school districts and 1 high school district: The Pa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Palmdale California: Encyclopedia Ii - Palmdale California - Law And Government
Palmdale is a general law City governed under the council / manager form of local government. The mayor is elected every two years for a ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Palmdale California: Encyclopedia Ii - Palmdale California - Palmdale Today
Over the last 20 years this city has consistently been ranked in the top 10 fastest growing cities in the United States (based on percent...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pahrump Nevada: Encyclopedia Ii - Pahrump Nevada - Geography
Pahrump is located at 36°12'31" North, 116°0'43" West (36.208669, -116.012071)GR1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the CD...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Organic Farming: Encyclopedia Ii - Organic Farming - Productivity
A 22-year farm trial study by Cornell University published in 2005 concluded that organic farming produces the same corn and soybean yiel...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Organic Farming: Encyclopedia Ii - Organic Farming - The Future
Organic farming is at a crossroads. Despite the growth in the organic food market over the last decade, the future of the small, independ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Palmdale California: Encyclopedia Ii - Palmdale California - Geography
Palmdale is located at 34°34′52″N, 118°06′02″W (34.581005, -118.100603).GR1 It has an elevation of 2,655 feet above sea level. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Palmdale California: Encyclopedia Ii - Palmdale California - Climate
Palmdale is located in the high (altitude) desert. This means that summers are very hot and dry while winters are cold and windy. Palmdal...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tucumán Province: Encyclopedia Ii - Tucumán Province - Geography
In spite of the small size of Tucumán, its necessary to distinguish two different geographical systems. The east is associated to the Gr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tucumán Province: Encyclopedia Ii - Tucumán Province - Economy
The economy of the province is strongly based in the sugarcane, with 2,300 km², and the sugar production, 60% of the country. After the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Palmdale California: Encyclopedia Ii - Palmdale California - Transportation
Palmdale California - Area highways. The Antelope Valley Freeway (SR-14) is the major North-South highway connecting Palmdale to Los An...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Palmdale California: Encyclopedia Ii - Palmdale California - Media
Palmdale California - Newspapers. Antelope Valley Press Daily News – Antelope Valley Palmdale California - Radio stations. KAVL ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Palmdale California: Encyclopedia Ii - Palmdale California - Economy
The most important industry for Palmdale is the aerospace industry. However in recent times, other manufacturing companies have relocated...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Organic Farming: Encyclopedia Ii - Organic Farming - Standards
Increasingly, organic farming is defined by formal standards regulating production methods, and in some cases, final output. Two types of...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Organic Farming: Encyclopedia Ii - Organic Farming - Methods
Organic farming involves fostering natural processes, often over extended periods of time, and a holistic approach. Chemical-based farmin...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - English Words With Uncommon Properties: Encyclopedia Ii - English Words With Uncommon Properties - Long Words
Main article: Longest word in English. Antidisestablishmentarianism listed in the Oxford English Dictionary, was considered the longest E...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - English Words With Uncommon Properties: Encyclopedia Ii - English Words With Uncommon Properties - Unrhymable Words
In the most common form of rhyme, words rhyme if they end in identically or nearly-identically sounding syllables, and match in stress. I...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - English Words With Uncommon Properties: Encyclopedia Ii - English Words With Uncommon Properties - Pairs And Groups Of Words
English words with uncommon properties - Homophones. Ewe and you are a pair of words with identical pronunciations that have no letters...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Economy Of Croatia: Encyclopedia Ii - Economy Of Croatia - Economic Indicators
From the CIA World Factbook 2005. GDP: purchasing power parity - $50.33 billion (2004 est.) GDP - real growth rate: 3.7% (2004 est.) GDP ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Escherichia Coli O157:h7: Encyclopedia Ii - Escherichia Coli O157:h7 - How Is The Illness Treated?
Most persons recover without antibiotics or other specific treatment in 5-10 days. There is no evidence that antibiotics improve the cour...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Escherichia Coli O157:h7: Encyclopedia Ii - Escherichia Coli O157:h7 - Long-term Consequences Of Infection
Persons who only have diarrhea usually recover completely. About one-third of persons with hemolytic uremic syndrome have abnormal kidney...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alexandria Louisiana: Encyclopedia Ii - Alexandria Louisiana - Geography
Alexandria is located at 31°17′34″N, 92°27′33″WGR1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - English Words With Uncommon Properties: Encyclopedia Ii - English Words With Uncommon Properties - Typewriter Words
The longest words spelt solely with the left hand when typing properly using a QWERTY keyboard may be the 14-letter aftercataracts (secon...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Organic Farming: Encyclopedia Ii - Organic Farming - Overview
Organic farming excludes the use of synthetic inputs, such as synthetic fertilizers and pesticides, and genetically modified organisms (G...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Organic Farming: Encyclopedia Ii - Organic Farming - History
The organic movement began as a reaction of insiders (agricultural scientists and farmers) against the industrialization of agriculture. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Klamath Reclamation Project: Encyclopedia Ii - Klamath Reclamation Project - Engineering
Klamath Reclamation Project - Dams. The Klamath Project contains seven dams. These vary between simple earthfill structures and concret...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ensenada: Encyclopedia Ii - Ensenada - Commercial Fishing
More than 90 species are commercially fished in Ensenada, the most important of which are tuna, shrimp, lobster, abalone, sea urchin, sar...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ensenada: Encyclopedia Ii - Ensenada - Commerce
Ensenada is the only deep water port in Baja California and is part of standard shipping routes that directly link it with the Mexican ci...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Escherichia Coli O157:h7: Encyclopedia Ii - Escherichia Coli O157:h7 - How Is E. Coli O157:h7 Infection Diagnosed?
Infection with E. coli O157:H7 is diagnosed by detecting the bacterium in the stool. Most laboratories that culture stool do not test for...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Swainson's Hawk: Encyclopedia Ii - Swainson's Hawk - Observing Swainson's Hawk
One of the best places to view the hawk is in the Snake River Birds of Prey National Conservation Area (NCA) in Idaho. Birds in the NCA a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Liberal Kansas: Encyclopedia Ii - Liberal Kansas - Geography
Liberal is located at 37°2'36" North, 100°55'41" West (37.043418, -100.928133)GR1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the ci...   » Read the article