sown
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Sown by low-flying Navy planes, some of them were dropped to the surface by parachute; others, equipped with tail fins, plunged straight to the water.
From Time Magazine Archive
Sown area was 10% greater; gross value of crops increased 4.5% at pre-War prices and 150% at current prices; hog and cattle increased 64% and from 5% to 10% respectively.
From Time Magazine Archive
Sown wheat yields a crop within a few months; a planted almond grows into a nut-bearing tree in three or four years; but a planted acorn may not become productive for a decade or more.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
Sown the beginning of May, the plants blossomed the last week in June, and pods were gathered for use July 17.
From The Field and Garden Vegetables of America Containing Full Descriptions of Nearly Eleven Hundred Species and Varietes; With Directions for Propagation, Culture and Use. by Burr, Fearing
Sown about May 10, and set out the last of June, most of the plants formed their heads during October.
From The Cauliflower by Crozier, A. A. (Arthur Alger)
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