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ollseedfertilizecultivatehar-
vest―allfromthefrontporch.Andwherethefarmercanbuyjuicefrom
apowercompanyallheorhiswifewillhavetodoispressthebutton
and he to his newspaperand she to her pie-crust.
AllyouneednowtomakeitabsolutelyperfectGrahampraised [link widoczny dla zalogowanych],is
to square the circle.
YesMr.Gulhussagreed.Asitisacircleinasquarefieldloses
some acreage.
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Graham'sfaceadvertisedamentalarithmetictranceforaminute
when he announced: "Losesroughlythree acres out of every ten."
SureDickconcurred.Butthefarmerhastohavehisfrontporch
somewhereonhistenacres.Andthefrontporchrepresentsthehouse
thebarnthechickenyardandthevariousoutbuildings.Verywell.Let
himgettraditionoutofhismindandinsteadofbuildingthesethingsin
thecenterofhistenacreslethimbuildthemonthethreeacresoffringe.
Andlethimplanthisfruitandshadetreesandberrybushesonthe
fringe.Whenyoucometoconsideritthetraditionarymethodoferect-
ingthebuildingsinthecenterofarectangulartenacrescompelshimto
plow around the center in broken rectangles.
Gulhussnoddedenthusiastically."Sure.Andthere'salwaystheroad-
wayfromthecenterouttothecountyroadorrightofway.Thatbreaks
theefficiencyofhisplowing.Breaktenacresintotheconsequentsmaller
rectanglesand iyilai:
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On the Makaloa Mat LondonJack Published ccaagahn
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