The Landed Interest and the Supply of FoodCassell, Petter, Galpin, 1880 - 184 pages |
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... foreign competition . 8 , QUEEN'S GATE GARDENS , LONDON , June , 1880 . 22224 J. C. CONTENTS . CHAPTER I. Home and Foreign Supply of Food.
... foreign competition . 8 , QUEEN'S GATE GARDENS , LONDON , June , 1880 . 22224 J. C. CONTENTS . CHAPTER I. Home and Foreign Supply of Food.
Page vii
... Foreign Supply of Food in this Country - England now chiefly dependent on Foreign Supplies for further Increase - Cost of Carriage equal to the Rent of Land here — Agricultural Statistics suffi- ciently accurate for use - Their main ...
... Foreign Supply of Food in this Country - England now chiefly dependent on Foreign Supplies for further Increase - Cost of Carriage equal to the Rent of Land here — Agricultural Statistics suffi- ciently accurate for use - Their main ...
Page xiv
... Foreign Competition - Facilities given to Farmers by Government for Purchase in Ireland - if ex- tended to England and Scotland would be more rapidly appropriated - Somehow a Defi- nite Term must be secured - Time essential in the ...
... Foreign Competition - Facilities given to Farmers by Government for Purchase in Ireland - if ex- tended to England and Scotland would be more rapidly appropriated - Somehow a Defi- nite Term must be secured - Time essential in the ...
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... since 1867 ... ... ... ... Table showing Quantities and Value of Foreign Grain and Live Stock , and Provisions imported , in each of the last twenty years .... 177 178 ... 179 ... ... ... PAGE 180 ... Table showing the Annual.
... since 1867 ... ... ... ... Table showing Quantities and Value of Foreign Grain and Live Stock , and Provisions imported , in each of the last twenty years .... 177 178 ... 179 ... ... ... PAGE 180 ... Table showing the Annual.
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... " of the North- West Territory of Canada , published by Mr. Caird , in 1859 , with Analysis of Prairie Soils as described by Professor Voelcker 181 THE LANDED INTEREST . CHAPTER I. HOME AND FOREIGN SUPPLY xvi CONTENTS .
... " of the North- West Territory of Canada , published by Mr. Caird , in 1859 , with Analysis of Prairie Soils as described by Professor Voelcker 181 THE LANDED INTEREST . CHAPTER I. HOME AND FOREIGN SUPPLY xvi CONTENTS .
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Page 29 - Thirty years ago, probably not more than one-third of the people of this country consumed animal food more than once a week. Now, nearly all of them eat it, in meat, or cheese, or butter, once a day.
Page 29 - The leap which the consumption of meat took in consequence of the general rise of wages in all branches of trade and employment, could not have been met without foreign supplies...
Page 131 - France," and made that famous division of them into four parts ; one to maintain the edifice of the church, the second to support the poor, the third the bishop, and the fourth the parochial clergy...