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82Raising Livestock in the Philippines
Almost every family in the country breeds a dog, cat, bird, or any other domesticated animal which the family members feed, bathe, and treat as a lovable pet. Other pet owners give their time and interest in...
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75Ammonia in United States Beef
On December 3oth, 2009, a New York Times investigation reported that many of our beef products here in the United use ammonia in the processing of beef. Many of the hamburgers we eat at fast food restaurants...
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84Rare and Heritage Cattle Breeds
Everybody knows that whales are endangered, but relatively few people know that there are many breeds of livestock that are endangered as well, some of them critically. The cattle industry is dominated...
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80Cash Crops for Small Farms: Pastured Poultry
Sustainable agriculture guru Joel Salatin of Polyface Farms calls pastured broilers "probably the most golden agricultural opportunity of the foreseeable future," eggs from pastured layers #2, and pastured...
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87World War 1 Women At War
Before the outbreak of World War One in 1914 a woman's role in the workplace was quite restricted, jobs for women consisted mainly of domestic labor, nursing, teaching, and agriculture if their family owned...
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76Effects of Monsoon on Economy
Monsoon does play an important role on the economy of a country. Economy of a country depends on Agricultural, Industrial sector especially in a country like India. In India, agriculture provides around 70%...
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87Cash Crops for Small Farms: Rabbit Manure
Family farmers, homesteaders, and even suburbanites can earn extra money with packaged rabbit manure. Rabbit manure is considered to be one of the best manures for gardens. Unlike many other animal manures,...
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84Globalization effects on employment, education and rural culture in India
Now-a-days globalization is being talked everywhere by everyone. Lot of discussion is going on and intellectuals, NGO's, Government officials and different national and International organizations are...
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83Greek History: Lesson 2--The Formation of the Polis
In my previous hub Oikos and Basileus, we encountered the small communities of early Greece, which from a sociological perspective are categorized as "prestate" societies. The term "prestate" is used for...
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79Growing Catnip Commercially: Cash Crops for Small Farms
Small farmers and suburbanites alike can earn extra income by growing catnip to sell. Catnip (Nepeta cataria) is easy to grow in many areas of the United States. In fact, it's often considered a weed!...
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