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... Scotland Predominance of large landed properties The masses have resorted to trade Migration and emigration in Scotland Account of the Orkney , Shetland , and Western Islands Farming and agricultural improvement in Scotland Account of ...
... Scotland Predominance of large landed properties The masses have resorted to trade Migration and emigration in Scotland Account of the Orkney , Shetland , and Western Islands Farming and agricultural improvement in Scotland Account of ...
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... Scotland , Ireland , and Belgium compared Influence of the security of capital on agriculture Effects of war upon agriculture and the agriculturalist 192 • 193 • 194 • 194 195 Effects of climate 196 Large and small farms 197 Proprietor ...
... Scotland , Ireland , and Belgium compared Influence of the security of capital on agriculture Effects of war upon agriculture and the agriculturalist 192 • 193 • 194 • 194 195 Effects of climate 196 Large and small farms 197 Proprietor ...
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... 1 The result is that now two - thirds of the lands of England and Wales are in the hands of 10,207 persons , 1 The Agricultural Labourer , by T. E. Kebbel , Esq . , 1870 , pp . 64-66 . and , if we include Scotland , four - fifths.
... 1 The result is that now two - thirds of the lands of England and Wales are in the hands of 10,207 persons , 1 The Agricultural Labourer , by T. E. Kebbel , Esq . , 1870 , pp . 64-66 . and , if we include Scotland , four - fifths.
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David Cunningham (civil engineer.) and , if we include Scotland , four - fifths of the island are held by 12,791 persons . If , however , we deduct from the figures given in the new Domesday Book the proportion due to names counted ...
David Cunningham (civil engineer.) and , if we include Scotland , four - fifths of the island are held by 12,791 persons . If , however , we deduct from the figures given in the new Domesday Book the proportion due to names counted ...
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... Scotland the proportion is 21 persons , and in England 70 persons , to one acre of potatoes ; in France it is 13 persons , and in Prussia 6 persons to one acre . In Prussia , however , it must be noted that the root is used to a large ...
... Scotland the proportion is 21 persons , and in England 70 persons , to one acre of potatoes ; in France it is 13 persons , and in Prussia 6 persons to one acre . In Prussia , however , it must be noted that the root is used to a large ...
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