Abstract:
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1. Grain crops -- 2. Sheep and wool -- 3. Beef and dairy products -- 4. Working bullocks and horses -- 5. Sugar cane -- 6. Cotton -- 7.Fruit and vegetables -- 8. Grapes and wine.
Focusing on the technologies that the farmers and graziers actually used, this book follows the history of each of the major commodities to the end of the twentieth century. Statistics and other information including major issues facing these agricultural enterprises are also discussed.
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