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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... corn is followed by an increase in the supply of meat . This is a fallacy . Meat cannot be made from grass in the cold or even the northern parts of the temperate zones , except in warm weather . It is necessary to keep the animal at ...
... corn is followed by an increase in the supply of meat . This is a fallacy . Meat cannot be made from grass in the cold or even the northern parts of the temperate zones , except in warm weather . It is necessary to keep the animal at ...
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... corn had been cut and removed , and the ground ploughed or dug into wide drills , in which it will remain for the winter ; in others the crops are not yet removed . The fields of sarrasin are in full blossom ; this crop , though largely ...
... corn had been cut and removed , and the ground ploughed or dug into wide drills , in which it will remain for the winter ; in others the crops are not yet removed . The fields of sarrasin are in full blossom ; this crop , though largely ...
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... corn with a flail ; this is becoming a rare sight in some districts . It is a curious illustration of the habits of the people , to notice women at the various crossings as gate - keepers . They wear a short gown , no crinoline , a ...
... corn with a flail ; this is becoming a rare sight in some districts . It is a curious illustration of the habits of the people , to notice women at the various crossings as gate - keepers . They wear a short gown , no crinoline , a ...
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... corn land in France as only eighteen bushels per acre , while that of England was twenty - five bushels per acre . The average pro- duce of wheat in France in 1815 was 19 hectolitres per hectare ; in 1847 it was 29 hectolitres per ...
... corn land in France as only eighteen bushels per acre , while that of England was twenty - five bushels per acre . The average pro- duce of wheat in France in 1815 was 19 hectolitres per hectare ; in 1847 it was 29 hectolitres per ...
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... corn afford as high a rent in France as twenty- four in England , with the addition of our excellent spring corn . This forms a striking contrast , and leads to the explanation of the difference . ' On my journey from Paris to Lyons I ...
... corn afford as high a rent in France as twenty- four in England , with the addition of our excellent spring corn . This forms a striking contrast , and leads to the explanation of the difference . ' On my journey from Paris to Lyons I ...
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