Rural England: Being an Account of Agricultural and Social Researches Carried Out in the Years 1901 & 1902, Volume 1Longmans, Green, and Company, 1902 |
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... cent . over cost price . The surplus of assets over liability in the hands of the managers of the venture was about £ 650 , increased to nearly £ 800 in the account ending July 31 , 1901 , which , as it must prove interesting and ...
... cent . over cost price . The surplus of assets over liability in the hands of the managers of the venture was about £ 650 , increased to nearly £ 800 in the account ending July 31 , 1901 , which , as it must prove interesting and ...
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... cent . less than the Winterslow product . The husband of the manageress of this weaving industry was the owner of an acre plot , and his house , I understood , cost about £ 150 to build , some of it borrowed money . This acre , which is ...
... cent . less than the Winterslow product . The husband of the manageress of this weaving industry was the owner of an acre plot , and his house , I understood , cost about £ 150 to build , some of it borrowed money . This acre , which is ...
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... cent . in their rental value , but then there is not much arable , and the grass lands have only dwindled 15 to 20 per cent . Here , as in most places , the trouble was one of labour . We are masters now . I would sooner go to penal ...
... cent . in their rental value , but then there is not much arable , and the grass lands have only dwindled 15 to 20 per cent . Here , as in most places , the trouble was one of labour . We are masters now . I would sooner go to penal ...
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... cent . , but on the arables it is , of course , con- siderably heavier . There are on this property no fewer than 1,212 allotments , but for the most part they seem to be of small size . I should add that in the Dauntsey Vale the soil ...
... cent . , but on the arables it is , of course , con- siderably heavier . There are on this property no fewer than 1,212 allotments , but for the most part they seem to be of small size . I should add that in the Dauntsey Vale the soil ...
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... cent . , and the profit also has been much lessened . In those old days leases were often bought at a premium , but now there are few leases , and the banks are very unwilling to advance money upon any farming security . In these times ...
... cent . , and the profit also has been much lessened . In those old days leases were often bought at a premium , but now there are few leases , and the banks are very unwilling to advance money upon any farming security . In these times ...
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Rural England: Being an Account of Agricultural and Social ..., Volume 1 Henry Rider Haggard Visualização integral - 1906 |
Rural England: Being an Account of Agricultural and Social ..., Volume 1 Henry Rider Haggard Visualização integral - 1902 |
Rural England: Being an Account of Agricultural and Social ..., Volume 1 Henry Rider Haggard Visualização integral - 1906 |
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