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This is obviously true, but neither can a family be supported on 640 acres of much of the land to which it is proposed to apply the grazing homestead.
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gutenberg.orgTeddy Roosevelt: “This is obviously true, but neither can a family be supported on 640 acres of much of the land to which it is proposed…”
Editor's note · Context
Roosevelt argues against arbitrary limits on land size for grazing homesteads, emphasizing the complexity of land use.
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