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It is searching the world for grains, grasses, fruits, and vegetables specially fitted for introduction into localities in the several States and Territories where they may add materially to our resources.
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gutenberg.orgTeddy Roosevelt: “It is searching the world for grains, grasses, fruits, and vegetables specially fitted for introduction into localities…”
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Roosevelt describes efforts to improve agricultural resources through global exploration.
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