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By The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

Posted: October 11, 2009 at 4:06 a.m.

100 YEARS AGO Oct. 11, 1909 “The rice acreage and crop of Arkansas County doubled this year over 1908 and will double again next year over this. More than 20,000 acres are now under cultivation and land is being developed at an astounding rate.

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Arkansas, Pages 24 on 10/11/2009

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