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Teddy Roosevelt: “Much of it can not be used to advantage unless it is fenced, for fencing is the only way by which to keep in check the…”

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Much of it can not be used to advantage unless it is fenced, for fencing is the only way by which to keep in check the owners of nomad flocks which roam hither and thither, utterly destroying the pastures and leaving a waste behind so that their presence is incompatible with the presence of home-makers.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

Editor's note · Context

Roosevelt highlights the necessity of fencing to manage grazing and protect pastures from destruction.

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