What is reported to be the largest farm in the world under civilisation is in Russia, where 300,000 acres are under the plough. This farm is operated by industrialised labour, of which 7500 workers are required, who live in villages. ‘Ot the total acreage, 150,000 acres were in wheat last season. Four hundred and eighty tractors are used to operate the farm.
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Timaru Herald, Volume CXXV, Issue 18617, 12 July 1930, Page 13
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