A London Encyclopaedia, Or Universal Dictionary of Science, Art, Literature and Practical Mechanics: Comprising a Popular View of the Present State of Knowledge : Illustrated by Numerous Engravings, a General Atlas, and Appropriate Diagrams, Band 1Thomas Curtis Thomas Tegg, 1829 |
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... soil in that country , grinds the actual farmer to the earth ; involves the whole business of agricultural property in legal subtle- ties ; and makes the taking of land by a plain and sober small capitalist the height of presump- tion ...
... soil in that country , grinds the actual farmer to the earth ; involves the whole business of agricultural property in legal subtle- ties ; and makes the taking of land by a plain and sober small capitalist the height of presump- tion ...
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... soil 92 Garden mould 95 The more a soil is comminuted by labour and vegetation , the greater is its absorbent power . This ingenious philosopher infers , that the fertility of soils depends chiefly on their disposition to imbibe ...
... soil 92 Garden mould 95 The more a soil is comminuted by labour and vegetation , the greater is its absorbent power . This ingenious philosopher infers , that the fertility of soils depends chiefly on their disposition to imbibe ...
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... soil is sandy , and the rocks composed of slate , schistus and granite lie in perpendicular strata , although in Geralta and Enderta , the strata are horizontal . But the great salt plain , fifty miles west of Amphila , on the road to ...
... soil is sandy , and the rocks composed of slate , schistus and granite lie in perpendicular strata , although in Geralta and Enderta , the strata are horizontal . But the great salt plain , fifty miles west of Amphila , on the road to ...
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... soil and productions . Corn is produced in great abundance . Teff is their chief article for bread ; and where the grounds are unfit for the produc- tion of this , the tocusso plant is raised , yielding a black bread for the lowest ...
... soil and productions . Corn is produced in great abundance . Teff is their chief article for bread ; and where the grounds are unfit for the produc- tion of this , the tocusso plant is raised , yielding a black bread for the lowest ...
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... soil that prevails is light and fertile , producing rice , cotton , and fine fruits . It is a layer of black mould , on a substratum of reddish clay , on which many culinary vegetables come to great perfection ; and is so extremely rich ...
... soil that prevails is light and fertile , producing rice , cotton , and fine fruits . It is a layer of black mould , on a substratum of reddish clay , on which many culinary vegetables come to great perfection ; and is so extremely rich ...
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