Rural England: Being an Account of Agricultural and Social Researches Carried Out in the Years 1901 & 1902, Opseg 1Longmans, Green, and Company, 1902 |
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... growers to whom I spoke in this district , declared that the Wiltshire barley is not so good as it used to be ; that it is ' feathery , ' by which seems to be meant that it comes unevenly into ear , some of the heads standing up and ...
... growers to whom I spoke in this district , declared that the Wiltshire barley is not so good as it used to be ; that it is ' feathery , ' by which seems to be meant that it comes unevenly into ear , some of the heads standing up and ...
Stranica 72
... grower , since in addition to its price , which during the season of 1901 was as high as 32s . a ton , there is a harbour charge of 2s . 6d . a ton wharfage to be met . House No. 1 contained arums and orchids overshadowed by the arching ...
... grower , since in addition to its price , which during the season of 1901 was as high as 32s . a ton , there is a harbour charge of 2s . 6d . a ton wharfage to be met . House No. 1 contained arums and orchids overshadowed by the arching ...
Stranica 73
... growers have , however , given them up in favour of more remunerative crops . In house No. 6 were a great number of peach trees in pots , for the most part maidens . These stand abroad dur- ing the summer . This house also was planted ...
... growers have , however , given them up in favour of more remunerative crops . In house No. 6 were a great number of peach trees in pots , for the most part maidens . These stand abroad dur- ing the summer . This house also was planted ...
Stranica 75
... grower , Mr. Parsons , who has no less than four and a half acres under glass . The general appear- ance of this establishment was wonderfully tidy and pro- sperous . House No. 1 contained fig trees , not in pots , but planted , and ...
... grower , Mr. Parsons , who has no less than four and a half acres under glass . The general appear- ance of this establishment was wonderfully tidy and pro- sperous . House No. 1 contained fig trees , not in pots , but planted , and ...
Stranica 76
... growers buy and pile up great heaps of turf , which is largely con- sumed in the culture of chrysanthemums , among other products . Suitable turf , however , is now beginning to grow scarce in Guernsey . Enormous sums have been laid out ...
... growers buy and pile up great heaps of turf , which is largely con- sumed in the culture of chrysanthemums , among other products . Suitable turf , however , is now beginning to grow scarce in Guernsey . Enormous sums have been laid out ...
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