Topography of Great Britain: Or, British Traveller's Directory: CornwallC. Cooke, 1817 |
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... lands left for their support , which were let out in small farms , and the rent taken in corn , and such other necessaries as the land pro- duced . By this method industry was encouraged , agri- culture flourished , all sorts of ...
... lands left for their support , which were let out in small farms , and the rent taken in corn , and such other necessaries as the land pro- duced . By this method industry was encouraged , agri- culture flourished , all sorts of ...
Page 40
... lands , where grass is the chief object , and where cultivation by the plough is only considered in a secondary light ... land is in grass ; and where corn is raised , it is only upon the inferior soils . During the time we were in that ...
... lands , where grass is the chief object , and where cultivation by the plough is only considered in a secondary light ... land is in grass ; and where corn is raised , it is only upon the inferior soils . During the time we were in that ...
Page 41
... land adjoining to the manufacturing towns ; and al- though much ground is not , in this case , kept un- der the plough , yet comparatively more corn is raised , than in the division above described . 3dly . Those parts of the riding ...
... land adjoining to the manufacturing towns ; and al- though much ground is not , in this case , kept un- der the plough , yet comparatively more corn is raised , than in the division above described . 3dly . Those parts of the riding ...
Page 42
... lands we heard of none exceeding 300 . acres , and for one of that extent there are a dozen not fifty . In the grass ... land is let without lease ; or , which is the same thing , the occupiers are re- moveable upon six months warning ...
... lands we heard of none exceeding 300 . acres , and for one of that extent there are a dozen not fifty . In the grass ... land is let without lease ; or , which is the same thing , the occupiers are re- moveable upon six months warning ...
Page 43
... land is ploughed as soon as the wheat crop is got off , which is usually before the end of August , and it is eaten in spring , previous previous to working the turnip land . Both these modes AGRICULTURE . 43.
... land is ploughed as soon as the wheat crop is got off , which is usually before the end of August , and it is eaten in spring , previous previous to working the turnip land . Both these modes AGRICULTURE . 43.
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