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Robert W Furnas: Nebraska's Frontiersman of Agriculture
The article chronicles Robert W. Furnas, Brownville editor and statesman, who promoted Nebraska agriculture from 1856 until his death in 1905. It highlights his role in founding the Nebraska Advertiser, advancing winter wheat, tree planting, alfalfa, sugar beets, and his leadership of the Nebraska State Historical Society begun in 1878.
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