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Pinehurst Transforms From Golf to Broad Agricultural Growth
The article describes Pinehurst's shift from golf fame to farming innovation led by Leonard Tufts. It highlights cleared land, cow peas, corn, rye, oats, vegetables, and cotton as early successes, with large acreages under cultivation nearby. It notes prominent Northern and Southern figures developing farms, and Moore County's potential to rival regions in crops and livestock as the landscape diversifies.
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Pinehurst
Leonard Tufts
Tufts
Missouri
Moore County
New England
Frederick ‘I’. Gates
Sand Hill
Aroostook County