Where shall we get meat? The food supplies of western Europe. To which is appended a paper on the production of food |
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... Land - Silk Manufactories - Watches - Cotton- Imports and Exports - Switzerland and Scotland - Chateaux -Subdivision of Land - Live Stock - Population - Statistics of Cattle . 122 LETTER XII . COLOGNE . Basle to Mayence - Baden.
... Land - Silk Manufactories - Watches - Cotton- Imports and Exports - Switzerland and Scotland - Chateaux -Subdivision of Land - Live Stock - Population - Statistics of Cattle . 122 LETTER XII . COLOGNE . Basle to Mayence - Baden.
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... Scotland . . · 20,091,725 5,764,543 London Dublin · 2,950,000-1 in 6 • 254,808-1 in 23 • 3,061,251 29,324,788 · 35,783,160 Edinburgh London Paris · 200,000-1 in 15 2,950,000-1 in 10 • 1,174,000-1 in 33 • • 35,019,058 Vienna 579,457-1 in ...
... Scotland . . · 20,091,725 5,764,543 London Dublin · 2,950,000-1 in 6 • 254,808-1 in 23 • 3,061,251 29,324,788 · 35,783,160 Edinburgh London Paris · 200,000-1 in 15 2,950,000-1 in 10 • 1,174,000-1 in 33 • • 35,019,058 Vienna 579,457-1 in ...
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... Scotland to eighty - nine per cent . in Russia . * The civic population are non - producers ; all the articles they consume must be grown in the country and carried to the towns , and the manure is in most cases lost . This especially ...
... Scotland to eighty - nine per cent . in Russia . * The civic population are non - producers ; all the articles they consume must be grown in the country and carried to the towns , and the manure is in most cases lost . This especially ...
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... Scotland , Ireland , and France , in 1790 , thus . He says : --- ' The capital of farmers in England being 41. per acre , let us calculate that of Scotland at 30s . , and that of Ireland at 40s . £ ' England . Scotland . 46,000,000 ...
... Scotland , Ireland , and France , in 1790 , thus . He says : --- ' The capital of farmers in England being 41. per acre , let us calculate that of Scotland at 30s . , and that of Ireland at 40s . £ ' England . Scotland . 46,000,000 ...
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... Scotland , 22,425 ; Ireland , 8,752 . The landlords of England have been lessening their political power by consolidating farms , and thus reducing the number of rural voters . This is to be deplored , and may lead to consequences for ...
... Scotland , 22,425 ; Ireland , 8,752 . The landlords of England have been lessening their political power by consolidating farms , and thus reducing the number of rural voters . This is to be deplored , and may lead to consequences for ...
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agricultural produce Amsterdam animals arable land average Barley Basle Belgian Belgium Berne Britain British Brussels bushels butter calves cattle cent cereals cheese consumed consumption corn cows crops crown 8vo cultivation decrease district Dutch Edition England English acres estimated exports of cattle farm farmers flax flesh-formers foreign France French George Nicholls grain hectares hectolitres Holland horses imports increase inhabitants Ireland labour lake large number lessened live stock London Lucerne Malo manufactures manure Mayence miles milk Mudden nations nearly Netherlands North Holland number of cattle Oats pigs political economy population Post 8vo potatoes price of meat production of food province quantity railway rent Rhine Rotterdam Russia Scotland seed sheep silk Sir George Nicholls soil statistics steamers supply of meat Swiss Switzerland tillage Total town turnips United Kingdom vols West Flanders Wheat wine
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