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VOL. XXIII. INDIANAPOLIS, IND., SATURDAY, NOV, 17,1888. NO. 46 Cereal Products ln tbe United States. Foreign critics, in an unpleasantly sarcastic manner, and home critics in a bantering manner, ridicule the Yankee for his "love for great things " In both cases the ridicule is unjust. The Yankee is accustomed to great things. He is a citizen of a great country in extent and population. He sees great natural resources developed into great national wealth. Everything he sees in his country is great. In a land of great lakes, great mountains, great rivers, great forests, great prairies'* great valleys and great stores of wealth, It is only natural that the citizen should be influenced by the width of his views and the magnitude of the objects visible the him. Among the great things of the United States, and prominent because of its close relation to life and comfort, is the great cereal crop. In the growing of breadstufls the United States leads the world. During the past score of years the cereal crop of the country has increased very largely, the aggregate production of wheat, corn, oats, rye, buckwheat and barley rising from 1,491,412,000 bushels in 39 to 2,666,108,000 bushels in 1887, while the latest estimates of the crop of 1888 places the total for this year at the enormous and unprecedented total of 3,163,- 000,000 bushels, again of over 112 per cent. The following table gives an interesting showing of the great cereal crops of the country during the past five y6ars, ths figures for 1888 being based on the latest government report: 1884. 1885. Bushels. Bushels. Wheat..- 512,764,000 357,112,CO0 Corn— 1,795,528,000 J,936,176,000 °«9 583,628,000 629,409,000 %e 28,640,001 21,756,010 Barley 61,208,000 58,360,000 Buckwheat 11,116,000 12,626,000 it is clear that the receipts for the remaining eight months must be light The difference in the quality of the two crops is somewhat startlingly stated, and if it should be carried through the year the shortage in weight will prove to be far greater than any estimates have yet made it. Total 2,992,879,000 18S6. Bushels. w°eat 457,218,000 c°™ 1,665,441,000 °"3~- 621,134,000 Rye 24,489,0r0 B"ley 59 428,000 Buckwheat ]1,.69,000 3,015,439,000 18«, Bushels. 458,329,100 1,456,161,000 659,618,000 25,000,000 56,000,000 13,000,100 Total 2,812,579,000 2.666,108,000 The estimated figures for 1888 are as follows: Wheat 405,000,000 bushels; corn 1,- W»,000,000 bushels; oats 700,000,000 bush- to ; rye 25,000,000 bushels; barley 59,000,- 000 bushels; buckwheat 14,000,000 bushels; '°al 3,163,000,000 bushels.—The Milling World. » • s Grain Movement for Two Years. Chicago Business gives the following fi?ore3 regarding fie movement of whsat western points for the past two years: "inter wheat receipts at all western Points from July, lst,1888, to October 20th, ,,. Bushels. ^'0*0 5,tS8,000 J-Lonls fins nun Tol«lo..._ . 8,818,000 . 6,671,0X1 '01t 4,281,000 ' M Citv... ,,,45,000 qDOll°a 15141100 Detr, Total.. r., "- a>,,o,,ww 'the above receipts only 20 per cent ^dedNo.2. Winter wheat receipts at all points from ""y 1st, 1887, to July 1st 1888: ^Icago ti- Loui»r JolWo... "troli " £'"'»« C'iiy™ Wn«nnati... Bushels. 4,456,413 12.640,00, .... 9,628,000 .... 6,920,000 1,351,000 .... 1,610,000 Written for the Indiana Farmer. Our Southern Letter. BY E C. S. Qf °'al 3',505,413 the "wbeat received at all points for l88Ryear f fom Jily 1st, 1887, to July 1st, **• over 50 per cent graded No. 2, 'OEa the fnrnonlno tohlo If ^(11 th«the o'the the foregoing tables it will be seen r«ceipts for the first four months 8538fw>Urrentcrop year have been only li,t r* Panels less than for the whole of con«M°I> year* lDMmuch «w the crop 1« "lerably smaller this year than last, As the Fabmeb has been so faithful to chronicle the yellow fever news the past summer, perhaps a few notes on Camp Perry will not be dull reading for our rural friends. At Melbourne, Fla., our home we were two hundred miles from any fever infected district, but our winter's work waited for us in northern Alabama, so one bright October morning we closed the door of our little cottage and started on our irksome journey. Visions of fever and quarantines haunted our minds as we seated ourselves in the little sail boat which ooriveyed us safely to our nearest railway station, forty miles down the river Here we raluctantly bade goodby to the dreamy Indian river land and turned to greet the yellow ribboned officials who directed us to the county clerk's office to have our health certificates properly signed. For 150 miles further we knew when we crossed a county line, by the entrance of a new set _of .quarantine officers, who would read our papers and pass us on. Word was dispatched from headquarters down our railroad line that a new route was open around Jacksonville, and tickets were sold us accordingly. One lady and her son were given through tickets over this route to New York City, but alas, when we reached the suburb where we were to change to the locked c iach which was to whirl us by or through the infected districts, there was no train to meet us. Same delay had occurred and the dispatches were sent out too soon. What now? Well, we were In the county in which Jacksonville was located, and every other county in the Sta'e was quarantined against it and other States. The world, we might say, was quarantined against Florida. So, as law-abiding citizens, when asked what we would do, we answered "Ten days in Camp Perry." But before reaching camp we must spend a day in the stricken city. It was a bright day, and from ten o'clock until five we were in the solitude of the pestilence. The quietude was so impressive that the passing of a physician's carriage, or a hospital cart, would almost startle us. We remained in the ladies' waiting room at the depot,as the chief of police assured us we were perfectly safe there, as it was fumigated every night. The clocks were all silent and we could have written our names ln the dust on the ticket agent's window. Thousands of people have left Jacksonville since July, but were transported free on the Govern ment train. The long day ended at last and we were on our way to camp, amused by the fact that a devout Catholic lady in our waiting party had mistaken us for a genii! German Catholic—it was only our Hoosier serenity and determination to make the best of things, and we beguiled the time picturing the delights of «amp life. Forty miles from the city we stopped at the Government camp, a beautif al spot on the bluffs of the St. Mary's. The air was pure and bracing. We were shown to our little shanty which was provided with two cots and two chairs. Soon a sable errand boy appeared;with a new tin wash basin, tin cup, and seven blankets. At 9 a. m. we were visited by the health inspector, also at 4 p. m. Any "suspects" were removed at once to the hospital camp, At 6__ <-■ m>, 12 m. and 6 p. m., the bugle called to meals. Breakfast In Uncle Sam's long dining hall consisted of nioe light bread, butter, steak, omelet, rice, sirup, and coffee. We seldom make coffee at our house, but we thought of Dr. Brown and his sensible physiology, and drank our cups with a relish—minding the part about the milk and sugar. Dinner found our colored waiters passing tomato soup, roast beef, baked potatoes, mashed turnips, stewed lamb, grits, bread, butter, rice, custard. Supper came in due time with light bread, butter, rice, apple sauce, corn cakes, sirup, tea; and we thought as to health fulness, even Dr.. Brown would not object to the bill of fare. It was provided in abundance and well cooked, and we wondered what some of the people meant when they complained audibly of Uncle Sam's charity. Perhaps they were yellow fever convalescents. At 4 p. m. a little boy passed down the rows of shanties and tents, giving each tenant a candle from the basket on his arm. Soon after the evening meal was finished a huge pile of pine logs was lighted in the center of the large open square. The sweet strains of a violin called tbe people together, and, as they listened to home songs, love ballads and old plantation melodies, their faces, lighted up by the blaze of the oheerful fire, one would hardly have guessed that that circle of a few hundred people were refugees from the dreadful scourge. About 8 o'clock candles were lighted at the camp fire, good nights were whispered here and there, while the sweet strains of "Home, Sweet Home," told us that the impromptu mu- slcale was ended. At 9 o'clock the bugle sounded, lights were out and silence reigned, save the lone watchman's tread. At only one other point were we detained in quarantine, and reached our journey's end safely, passing through the stricken city of Decatur, Ala., in locked cars. But »mid all the memories of sad scenes and bright ones on our weary journey, Camp Perry will ever be as a beautiful rest by the way. Mountain Home, Courtland, Ala. which is the following for a fracture Take a reed, split it, throw the knife up in the air, bind the reed around the fractured part, and say the following: "Huat, Hanat, Huat, Isla, Pista, Fista, Dsmiabo, Damnustra,"and the fracture will be well. Varro divides the animal creation into three parts—the lesser, the sheep, goat and swine; the greater, oxen, asses and horses, and those not profitable but necessary to the care of the others—the dog, the mule, and the shepherd. In the purchase of an animal four thing] are to be considered, the age, the shape, the pedigree and the price; and in the care of an animal four more things, feeding, breeding, rearing, and curing the distemper. VABRO HAS THE FOLLOWING ON HOOS. They are fed on acorns, beans and barley. They roll in the mire with as great pleasure as man takes in his bath. Hogs breathe through their ears, instead of their mouth or nostrils. When a wolf gets a hog he runs to the water with it, to cool it, so that the hot flesh will not burn his teeth. A sow in Arcadia became so fat that a field mouse made a comfortable nest in the folds of her flesh and brought forth its young. So saith Varro, who is mentioned as the first scholar of his age, renowned for his profound erudition, for his insight into the laws, literature, and antiquities of the country. He was regarded by Petrarch as the third great luminary of Rime, being only inferior in lustre to Cicero and Virgil. Bloomington. Riley Halstead. Agriculture Among: the Old Romans. Editors Indiana Farmer: Varro was a great Roman scholar. He lived about 2,000 years ago, and wrote extensively on agriculture. In the last few hours I have been curiously interested in him and his writings. He gives us some notion of what the Romans were doing and thinking.on rural subjects in the time of Ceasar and Pompey. I find I have marked the following things: BULES FOB SELECTING A FARM. It should be at the foot of a well wooded hill, with an eastern exposure. If it is in a hollow valley,it will be exposed to storms and floods. It should not be in front of a river or a marsh, because you will then be tormented with smallginsects. Such as will get into you through your mouth and nostrils and produce all sorts of diseases. If you own such a villa sell it, or give it away, or abandon it. You should be careful of the climate and soil. You should see that it is easily supplied with water, and near some town or the sea. There should be but few implements near your purchase because that signifies that the soil is easily cultivated. Select a farm on which there are many old casks and vessels, bucause that signifies abundant produce. THE MOST PROFITABLE CBOPS Varro puts down one acre meadow; two acres vineyard; three acres garden; four acres willow grove; five acres olive plantation; six timber. He says put the rich field in oorn, the moist field in turnips, or radishes; put figs on the chalky land and willows in the water. Varro gives a great many recipes for making all sorts of cakes, puddings, etc., and for fattening hens and geese and for preserving fruit. He furnishes also many recipes for • the cure of ' diseases, among Written for the Indiana Farmer Storing Seed Corn. BY N. J. SHEPHERD. If the best quality of seed corn is secured in the spring, the proper storing is quite an important item. It must of course be carefully selected; this is the first important step; then it must be properly stored in order to keep it in a good condition; this is the liext important item. At the start care must be -taken to dry thoroughly. My experience is that if seed corn is thoroughly dried out before storing away, and then is kept dry, it will stand very hard freezing without injury. But if stored away moist it is easily damaged ; or if allowed to g»t wet and then freeze the vitality will be considerably lowered, if not killed so that it will not germinate. The only objection to storing seed corn in boxes or bii s is the danger from rats or mice getting in and damaging it more or less. Outside of this I have never had any difficulty in keeping seed corn in a good condition stored in tight boxes and perfectly dry. Another plan requiring more work is to leave the Inner husks on the cars, then plaiting them together and hanging up where they will keep dry. Some care must be taken in doing this as there is the same danger to guard against aa when stored in bins or boxes. Unless suspended a sufficient distance from the ceiling or joists by a wire or stout string mice will be able to get to it. Wire screws with hooks are made to screw down into the cob, and with the hook or ring can be readily hungup. They can be tied together, either with small wire or stout twine, and hung up, and preserved in this way. Some recommend smoking the corn thoroughly. This may aid some, but I am inclined to think that the virtue lies more in the thorough drying than anything else, for I am satisfied that if the seed corn is selected early in the fall, before it l as had an opportunity to get damaged, and then is carefully dried and stored aa as to keep dry it will keep in a good condition with the vitality unimpaired. It is the getting wet and freezing, or storing away before it is properly dried out that aflects the vitality, and properly storing Is fullylaslimportant aa selecting in the fall.
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Transcript | VOL. XXIII. INDIANAPOLIS, IND., SATURDAY, NOV, 17,1888. NO. 46 Cereal Products ln tbe United States. Foreign critics, in an unpleasantly sarcastic manner, and home critics in a bantering manner, ridicule the Yankee for his "love for great things " In both cases the ridicule is unjust. The Yankee is accustomed to great things. He is a citizen of a great country in extent and population. He sees great natural resources developed into great national wealth. Everything he sees in his country is great. In a land of great lakes, great mountains, great rivers, great forests, great prairies'* great valleys and great stores of wealth, It is only natural that the citizen should be influenced by the width of his views and the magnitude of the objects visible the him. Among the great things of the United States, and prominent because of its close relation to life and comfort, is the great cereal crop. In the growing of breadstufls the United States leads the world. During the past score of years the cereal crop of the country has increased very largely, the aggregate production of wheat, corn, oats, rye, buckwheat and barley rising from 1,491,412,000 bushels in 39 to 2,666,108,000 bushels in 1887, while the latest estimates of the crop of 1888 places the total for this year at the enormous and unprecedented total of 3,163,- 000,000 bushels, again of over 112 per cent. The following table gives an interesting showing of the great cereal crops of the country during the past five y6ars, ths figures for 1888 being based on the latest government report: 1884. 1885. Bushels. Bushels. Wheat..- 512,764,000 357,112,CO0 Corn— 1,795,528,000 J,936,176,000 °«9 583,628,000 629,409,000 %e 28,640,001 21,756,010 Barley 61,208,000 58,360,000 Buckwheat 11,116,000 12,626,000 it is clear that the receipts for the remaining eight months must be light The difference in the quality of the two crops is somewhat startlingly stated, and if it should be carried through the year the shortage in weight will prove to be far greater than any estimates have yet made it. Total 2,992,879,000 18S6. Bushels. w°eat 457,218,000 c°™ 1,665,441,000 °"3~- 621,134,000 Rye 24,489,0r0 B"ley 59 428,000 Buckwheat ]1,.69,000 3,015,439,000 18«, Bushels. 458,329,100 1,456,161,000 659,618,000 25,000,000 56,000,000 13,000,100 Total 2,812,579,000 2.666,108,000 The estimated figures for 1888 are as follows: Wheat 405,000,000 bushels; corn 1,- W»,000,000 bushels; oats 700,000,000 bush- to ; rye 25,000,000 bushels; barley 59,000,- 000 bushels; buckwheat 14,000,000 bushels; '°al 3,163,000,000 bushels.—The Milling World. » • s Grain Movement for Two Years. Chicago Business gives the following fi?ore3 regarding fie movement of whsat western points for the past two years: "inter wheat receipts at all western Points from July, lst,1888, to October 20th, ,,. Bushels. ^'0*0 5,tS8,000 J-Lonls fins nun Tol«lo..._ . 8,818,000 . 6,671,0X1 '01t 4,281,000 ' M Citv... ,,,45,000 qDOll°a 15141100 Detr, Total.. r., "- a>,,o,,ww 'the above receipts only 20 per cent ^dedNo.2. Winter wheat receipts at all points from ""y 1st, 1887, to July 1st 1888: ^Icago ti- Loui»r JolWo... "troli " £'"'»« C'iiy™ Wn«nnati... Bushels. 4,456,413 12.640,00, .... 9,628,000 .... 6,920,000 1,351,000 .... 1,610,000 Written for the Indiana Farmer. Our Southern Letter. BY E C. S. Qf °'al 3',505,413 the "wbeat received at all points for l88Ryear f fom Jily 1st, 1887, to July 1st, **• over 50 per cent graded No. 2, 'OEa the fnrnonlno tohlo If ^(11 th«the o'the the foregoing tables it will be seen r«ceipts for the first four months 8538fw>Urrentcrop year have been only li,t r* Panels less than for the whole of con«M°I> year* lDMmuch «w the crop 1« "lerably smaller this year than last, As the Fabmeb has been so faithful to chronicle the yellow fever news the past summer, perhaps a few notes on Camp Perry will not be dull reading for our rural friends. At Melbourne, Fla., our home we were two hundred miles from any fever infected district, but our winter's work waited for us in northern Alabama, so one bright October morning we closed the door of our little cottage and started on our irksome journey. Visions of fever and quarantines haunted our minds as we seated ourselves in the little sail boat which ooriveyed us safely to our nearest railway station, forty miles down the river Here we raluctantly bade goodby to the dreamy Indian river land and turned to greet the yellow ribboned officials who directed us to the county clerk's office to have our health certificates properly signed. For 150 miles further we knew when we crossed a county line, by the entrance of a new set _of .quarantine officers, who would read our papers and pass us on. Word was dispatched from headquarters down our railroad line that a new route was open around Jacksonville, and tickets were sold us accordingly. One lady and her son were given through tickets over this route to New York City, but alas, when we reached the suburb where we were to change to the locked c iach which was to whirl us by or through the infected districts, there was no train to meet us. Same delay had occurred and the dispatches were sent out too soon. What now? Well, we were In the county in which Jacksonville was located, and every other county in the Sta'e was quarantined against it and other States. The world, we might say, was quarantined against Florida. So, as law-abiding citizens, when asked what we would do, we answered "Ten days in Camp Perry." But before reaching camp we must spend a day in the stricken city. It was a bright day, and from ten o'clock until five we were in the solitude of the pestilence. The quietude was so impressive that the passing of a physician's carriage, or a hospital cart, would almost startle us. We remained in the ladies' waiting room at the depot,as the chief of police assured us we were perfectly safe there, as it was fumigated every night. The clocks were all silent and we could have written our names ln the dust on the ticket agent's window. Thousands of people have left Jacksonville since July, but were transported free on the Govern ment train. The long day ended at last and we were on our way to camp, amused by the fact that a devout Catholic lady in our waiting party had mistaken us for a genii! German Catholic—it was only our Hoosier serenity and determination to make the best of things, and we beguiled the time picturing the delights of «amp life. Forty miles from the city we stopped at the Government camp, a beautif al spot on the bluffs of the St. Mary's. The air was pure and bracing. We were shown to our little shanty which was provided with two cots and two chairs. Soon a sable errand boy appeared;with a new tin wash basin, tin cup, and seven blankets. At 9 a. m. we were visited by the health inspector, also at 4 p. m. Any "suspects" were removed at once to the hospital camp, At 6__ <-■ m>, 12 m. and 6 p. m., the bugle called to meals. Breakfast In Uncle Sam's long dining hall consisted of nioe light bread, butter, steak, omelet, rice, sirup, and coffee. We seldom make coffee at our house, but we thought of Dr. Brown and his sensible physiology, and drank our cups with a relish—minding the part about the milk and sugar. Dinner found our colored waiters passing tomato soup, roast beef, baked potatoes, mashed turnips, stewed lamb, grits, bread, butter, rice, custard. Supper came in due time with light bread, butter, rice, apple sauce, corn cakes, sirup, tea; and we thought as to health fulness, even Dr.. Brown would not object to the bill of fare. It was provided in abundance and well cooked, and we wondered what some of the people meant when they complained audibly of Uncle Sam's charity. Perhaps they were yellow fever convalescents. At 4 p. m. a little boy passed down the rows of shanties and tents, giving each tenant a candle from the basket on his arm. Soon after the evening meal was finished a huge pile of pine logs was lighted in the center of the large open square. The sweet strains of a violin called tbe people together, and, as they listened to home songs, love ballads and old plantation melodies, their faces, lighted up by the blaze of the oheerful fire, one would hardly have guessed that that circle of a few hundred people were refugees from the dreadful scourge. About 8 o'clock candles were lighted at the camp fire, good nights were whispered here and there, while the sweet strains of "Home, Sweet Home," told us that the impromptu mu- slcale was ended. At 9 o'clock the bugle sounded, lights were out and silence reigned, save the lone watchman's tread. At only one other point were we detained in quarantine, and reached our journey's end safely, passing through the stricken city of Decatur, Ala., in locked cars. But »mid all the memories of sad scenes and bright ones on our weary journey, Camp Perry will ever be as a beautiful rest by the way. Mountain Home, Courtland, Ala. which is the following for a fracture Take a reed, split it, throw the knife up in the air, bind the reed around the fractured part, and say the following: "Huat, Hanat, Huat, Isla, Pista, Fista, Dsmiabo, Damnustra,"and the fracture will be well. Varro divides the animal creation into three parts—the lesser, the sheep, goat and swine; the greater, oxen, asses and horses, and those not profitable but necessary to the care of the others—the dog, the mule, and the shepherd. In the purchase of an animal four thing] are to be considered, the age, the shape, the pedigree and the price; and in the care of an animal four more things, feeding, breeding, rearing, and curing the distemper. VABRO HAS THE FOLLOWING ON HOOS. They are fed on acorns, beans and barley. They roll in the mire with as great pleasure as man takes in his bath. Hogs breathe through their ears, instead of their mouth or nostrils. When a wolf gets a hog he runs to the water with it, to cool it, so that the hot flesh will not burn his teeth. A sow in Arcadia became so fat that a field mouse made a comfortable nest in the folds of her flesh and brought forth its young. So saith Varro, who is mentioned as the first scholar of his age, renowned for his profound erudition, for his insight into the laws, literature, and antiquities of the country. He was regarded by Petrarch as the third great luminary of Rime, being only inferior in lustre to Cicero and Virgil. Bloomington. Riley Halstead. Agriculture Among: the Old Romans. Editors Indiana Farmer: Varro was a great Roman scholar. He lived about 2,000 years ago, and wrote extensively on agriculture. In the last few hours I have been curiously interested in him and his writings. He gives us some notion of what the Romans were doing and thinking.on rural subjects in the time of Ceasar and Pompey. I find I have marked the following things: BULES FOB SELECTING A FARM. It should be at the foot of a well wooded hill, with an eastern exposure. If it is in a hollow valley,it will be exposed to storms and floods. It should not be in front of a river or a marsh, because you will then be tormented with smallginsects. Such as will get into you through your mouth and nostrils and produce all sorts of diseases. If you own such a villa sell it, or give it away, or abandon it. You should be careful of the climate and soil. You should see that it is easily supplied with water, and near some town or the sea. There should be but few implements near your purchase because that signifies that the soil is easily cultivated. Select a farm on which there are many old casks and vessels, bucause that signifies abundant produce. THE MOST PROFITABLE CBOPS Varro puts down one acre meadow; two acres vineyard; three acres garden; four acres willow grove; five acres olive plantation; six timber. He says put the rich field in oorn, the moist field in turnips, or radishes; put figs on the chalky land and willows in the water. Varro gives a great many recipes for making all sorts of cakes, puddings, etc., and for fattening hens and geese and for preserving fruit. He furnishes also many recipes for • the cure of ' diseases, among Written for the Indiana Farmer Storing Seed Corn. BY N. J. SHEPHERD. If the best quality of seed corn is secured in the spring, the proper storing is quite an important item. It must of course be carefully selected; this is the first important step; then it must be properly stored in order to keep it in a good condition; this is the liext important item. At the start care must be -taken to dry thoroughly. My experience is that if seed corn is thoroughly dried out before storing away, and then is kept dry, it will stand very hard freezing without injury. But if stored away moist it is easily damaged ; or if allowed to g»t wet and then freeze the vitality will be considerably lowered, if not killed so that it will not germinate. The only objection to storing seed corn in boxes or bii s is the danger from rats or mice getting in and damaging it more or less. Outside of this I have never had any difficulty in keeping seed corn in a good condition stored in tight boxes and perfectly dry. Another plan requiring more work is to leave the Inner husks on the cars, then plaiting them together and hanging up where they will keep dry. Some care must be taken in doing this as there is the same danger to guard against aa when stored in bins or boxes. Unless suspended a sufficient distance from the ceiling or joists by a wire or stout string mice will be able to get to it. Wire screws with hooks are made to screw down into the cob, and with the hook or ring can be readily hungup. They can be tied together, either with small wire or stout twine, and hung up, and preserved in this way. Some recommend smoking the corn thoroughly. This may aid some, but I am inclined to think that the virtue lies more in the thorough drying than anything else, for I am satisfied that if the seed corn is selected early in the fall, before it l as had an opportunity to get damaged, and then is carefully dried and stored aa as to keep dry it will keep in a good condition with the vitality unimpaired. It is the getting wet and freezing, or storing away before it is properly dried out that aflects the vitality, and properly storing Is fullylaslimportant aa selecting in the fall. |
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