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Sod is grown on specialist farms. For 2009, the United States Department of Agriculture reported 1,412 farms had 368,188 acres (149,000.4 ha) of sod in production. [8]It is usually grown locally (within 100 miles of the target market) [9] to minimize both the cost of transport and also the risk of damage to the product.
The sod house or soddy[1] was an often used alternative to the log cabin during frontier settlement of the Great Plains of Canada and the United States in the 1800s and early 1900s. [2] Primarily used at first for animal shelters, corrals, and fences, if the prairie lacked standard building materials such as wood or stone, sod from thickly ...
Icelandic turf house. Icelandic turf houses (Icelandic: torfbæir [ˈtʰɔrvˌpaijɪr̥]) are timber structures with turf walls and turf as a cover for the roof. Turf houses have been constructed since Iceland was settled in the 9th century. [1] Turf houses were the product of a difficult climate, offering superior insulation compared to ...
The Gravely company was incorporated in 1922. In the mid-1920s, Gravely decided to build and market the tractors commercially. He and several backers raised enough capital to purchase an old factory in the Dunbar, West Virginia, area that had previously been used for the manufacture of tires. [2] One of the stockholders, Eustace Rose, a close ...
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Lawns are usually composed only of grass species, subject to weed and pest control, maintained in a green color (e.g., by watering), and are regularly mowed to ensure an acceptable length. [1] Lawns are used around houses, apartments, commercial buildings and offices. Many city parks also have large lawn areas.
Calling in the Beast. In 2008, two automobile safety experts received an unexpected plea for help. The NFL asked them to take a fresh look at its decades-old artificial turf problem.
Artificial turf is a surface of synthetic fibers made to look like natural grass, used in sports arenas, residential lawns and commercial applications that traditionally use grass. It is much more durable than grass and easily maintained without irrigation or trimming, although periodic cleaning is required.