The Statistical Account of EdinburghshireWilliam Blackwood, 1845 - 795 pagina's |
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Pagina 10
... FARM : DETAILING THE LABOURS OF THE FARMER , FARM - STEWARD , PLOUGHMAN , SHEPHERD , HEDGER , CATTLE - MAN , FIELD - WORKER , AND DAIRY MAID . BY HENRY STEPHENS , F. R.S. E. , [ Editor of the Journal of Agriculture . ] ILLUSTRATED BY ...
... FARM : DETAILING THE LABOURS OF THE FARMER , FARM - STEWARD , PLOUGHMAN , SHEPHERD , HEDGER , CATTLE - MAN , FIELD - WORKER , AND DAIRY MAID . BY HENRY STEPHENS , F. R.S. E. , [ Editor of the Journal of Agriculture . ] ILLUSTRATED BY ...
Pagina 11
... FARM - HORSES IN WINTER . 37. FATTENING , DRIVING , AND SLAUGH- TERING SWINE . 33. THE TREATMENT OF FOWLS IN WINTER . 39. THRASHING AND WINNOWING GRAIN , AND OF THE THRASHING MACHINE . 40. THE WAGES OF FARM SERVANTS . 41. CORN MARKETS ...
... FARM - HORSES IN WINTER . 37. FATTENING , DRIVING , AND SLAUGH- TERING SWINE . 33. THE TREATMENT OF FOWLS IN WINTER . 39. THRASHING AND WINNOWING GRAIN , AND OF THE THRASHING MACHINE . 40. THE WAGES OF FARM SERVANTS . 41. CORN MARKETS ...
Pagina 13
... FARM COTTAGES AND STEADINGS , WITH DESCRIPTIONS , SPECIFICATIONS , AND ESTIMATES , Remarks on the Accommodations required under the Modern System of Husbandry , and the Defects of existing Farm Buildings . BY JAMES CUNNINGHAM , SURVEYOR ...
... FARM COTTAGES AND STEADINGS , WITH DESCRIPTIONS , SPECIFICATIONS , AND ESTIMATES , Remarks on the Accommodations required under the Modern System of Husbandry , and the Defects of existing Farm Buildings . BY JAMES CUNNINGHAM , SURVEYOR ...
Pagina 20
... farms , varying in size from 40 to 268 acres , the majority , however , being upwards of 100 acres , and six of them be- ing upwards of 200 acres . In some instances , two or even more of these farms are cultivated by ... farm LIBERTON . 13.
... farms , varying in size from 40 to 268 acres , the majority , however , being upwards of 100 acres , and six of them be- ing upwards of 200 acres . In some instances , two or even more of these farms are cultivated by ... farm LIBERTON . 13.
Pagina 20
... farm of Morton for example , the soil is generally a dry gravel , the rotation ob- served on which is , 1. turnips or potatoes , 2. barley or wheat , 3 . grass , 4. oats . Rent , Produce , Manure , Servants ' Wages , & c . - The rent of ...
... farm of Morton for example , the soil is generally a dry gravel , the rotation ob- served on which is , 1. turnips or potatoes , 2. barley or wheat , 3 . grass , 4. oats . Rent , Produce , Manure , Servants ' Wages , & c . - The rent of ...
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