The Landed Interest and the Supply of FoodCassell, Petter, Galpin, 1880 - 184 pages |
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... -31 CHAPTER III . Soil , Climate , and Crops . Extent of Country and Proportion of various Crops -as influenced by Climate , Situation , and Rain- 1 CONTENTS . fall - Weight and relative Value of Corn viii CONTENTS .
... -31 CHAPTER III . Soil , Climate , and Crops . Extent of Country and Proportion of various Crops -as influenced by Climate , Situation , and Rain- 1 CONTENTS . fall - Weight and relative Value of Corn viii CONTENTS .
Page viii
... ... PAGE 15-31 CHAPTER III . Soil , Climate , and Crops . Extent of Country and Proportion of various Crops —as influenced by Climate , Situation , and Rain- CONTENTS . fall - Weight and relative Value of Corn viii CONTENTS .
... ... PAGE 15-31 CHAPTER III . Soil , Climate , and Crops . Extent of Country and Proportion of various Crops —as influenced by Climate , Situation , and Rain- CONTENTS . fall - Weight and relative Value of Corn viii CONTENTS .
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... Soils of greatest and least Natural Fertility and of an average Soil unmanured and specially manured - Plants which predominate in uncultivated Land ix PAGE 32-39 CHAPTER IV . Distribution of Landed Property . Tendency to Diminution in ...
... Soils of greatest and least Natural Fertility and of an average Soil unmanured and specially manured - Plants which predominate in uncultivated Land ix PAGE 32-39 CHAPTER IV . Distribution of Landed Property . Tendency to Diminution in ...
Page xvi
... Fertile Belt " 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 .
... Fertile Belt " 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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... capital can be otherwise more profitably expended in this country than in further attempting to force our poorer class of soils . It is cheaper for us as a 7 COST OF TRANSPORT EQUAL TO RENT . nation to 6 THE LANDED Interest .
... capital can be otherwise more profitably expended in this country than in further attempting to force our poorer class of soils . It is cheaper for us as a 7 COST OF TRANSPORT EQUAL TO RENT . nation to 6 THE LANDED Interest .
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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...‎