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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
We appreciate the cooperation of the following
companies: J. E. Chance & Associates, John
Deere, Cross Equipment, Gold Kist, Albany
Scales, Rice Lakes, Kelly Manufacturing
Company, Mid-Tech, Ag Leader, Micro-Trak
Applications Mapping, AGRIS and ERDAS.
We are grateful to the following people for their
help and personal involvement in this project:
Jimmy and Matt Blitch, Bill Brim, Philip
Grimes, W. P. and Tony Smith, Mike
Newberry, Fred Barnes, Dana Cheek.
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