If he did, he might explain that the Republican party was formed around an always-uneasy alliance between Whig prosperity-mongers and Free Soil puritans.

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The rich, tree-free prairie soil was great for farming, but lumber had to be imported for houses and barns.

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Their modular hydroponic system -- where plants sit in a soil-free set up with nutrients delivered through irrigation channels -- can be retrofitted to just about any wall.

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