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(Encyclopedia) hay, wild or cultivated plants, chiefly grasses and legumes, mown and dried for use as livestock fodder. Hay is an important factor in cattle raising and is one of the leading crops of…Aguascalientes, state, Mexico
(Encyclopedia) Aguascalientes Aguascalientes äˌgwäskälyānˈtās, äˌwäs– [key] [Span.,=hot waters], state, 2,007 sq mi (5,200 sq km), central Mexico, on the Anáhuac…Uniontown
(Encyclopedia) Uniontown, city (1990 pop. 12,034), seat of Fayette co., SW Pa., near the W.Va. line; settled c.1767, inc. as a city 1916. It is a farm trade center and an industrial city. Formerly…Prescott, city, United States
(Encyclopedia) Prescott, city (1990 pop. 26,455), alt. 5,389 ft (1,643 m), seat of Yavapai co., central Ariz. in a mineral-rich area; inc. 1883. It is a mining and ranching center, a summer resort,…Hibbing
(Encyclopedia) Hibbing, city (2020 pop. 16,214), St. Louis co., NE Minn., on the Mesabi iron range 90 mi (145 km) from the Canadian border; inc. 1893.…Idaho Falls
(Encyclopedia) Idaho Falls, city (2020 pop. 64,818), seat of Bonneville co., SE Idaho, traversed by the Snake River; inc. 1900. The chief city of the…Kharga
(Encyclopedia) KhargaKhargakhärˈgə [key] or Al KharijahAl Kharijahäl khärˈēnjä [key], large oasis (1986 pop. 38,544), S central Egypt, in the Libyan (Western) Desert. Populated chiefly by Arab…liming
(Encyclopedia) limingliminglīmˈĭng [key], application to the soil of calcium in various forms, generally as ground limestone, but also as marl, chalk, shells, or hydrated lime. Lime benefits soil by…Coachella Valley
(Encyclopedia) Coachella ValleyCoachella Valleykōˌəchĕlˈə [key], arid region, SE Calif., N of the Salton Sea. Water is brought into the region by artesian wells and by the Coachella Canal (123 mi/198…Cajamarca
(Encyclopedia) Cajamarca Cajamarca kähämärˈkä [key], city, capital of Cajamarca prov., N Peru. An important commercial…