The Beauties of Scotland: Containing a Clear and Full Account of the Agriculture, Commerce, Mines, and Manufactures; of the Population, Cities, Towns, Villages, &c. of Each County ...T. Bonar and J. Brown, 1806 - Architecture |
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... improved ; but still , on account of the small - ses . ness of the farms , they possess no great degree of accom modation . The house , for the most part , fronts the south , and consists but of one story . Most of them have now what ...
... improved ; but still , on account of the small - ses . ness of the farms , they possess no great degree of accom modation . The house , for the most part , fronts the south , and consists but of one story . Most of them have now what ...
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... improvement of the important art of ploughing , by instituting trials of skill , Ploughing and small premiums for excellence . There is a club of matches . farmers who meet four times a - year in Alloa , at which some of the proprietors ...
... improvement of the important art of ploughing , by instituting trials of skill , Ploughing and small premiums for excellence . There is a club of matches . farmers who meet four times a - year in Alloa , at which some of the proprietors ...
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... improvement are , however , already so well known in this place , that a considerable quantity is inclosed every year . But after all that has yet been done , more than three - fourths of the country remain to be inclosed . It is to be ...
... improvement are , however , already so well known in this place , that a considerable quantity is inclosed every year . But after all that has yet been done , more than three - fourths of the country remain to be inclosed . It is to be ...
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... improved ; and hence , though the soil has recei- ved no improvement from liming , draining , or other cul- ture , yet in the spring the grass rises much earlier , and in ture . autumn continues fresh much later , in these 30 KINROSS ...
... improved ; and hence , though the soil has recei- ved no improvement from liming , draining , or other cul- ture , yet in the spring the grass rises much earlier , and in ture . autumn continues fresh much later , in these 30 KINROSS ...
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... improvements in husbandry became more general . Several weeks in summer and winter required but extremely little ... improvement of agriculture also rendered farmers averse to employ their servants and horses in this way . The times ...
... improvements in husbandry became more general . Several weeks in summer and winter required but extremely little ... improvement of agriculture also rendered farmers averse to employ their servants and horses in this way . The times ...
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