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Take care of the waste on the farm and turn it into useful channels’ should be the slogan of every farmer.

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George Washington
Age: 67 †
Born: 1732
Born: February 22
Died: 1799
Died: December 14
1St U.S. President
Cartographer
Engineer
Farmer
Land Surveyor
Military Officer
Politician
Slaveholder
Statesperson
Westmoreland County
Virginia
Washington
President Washington
G. Washington
Father of the United States
The American Fabius
Take
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Every
Farms
Farmers
Useful
Waste
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Turn
Channels
Turns
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Care
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