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... acres of prime land could be had here . Mr Lindsay would build the necessary farmhouse and steading for a tenaut of ... English acre . For land of such quality , fenced in a way that we have no notion of in Scotland , 16 TURLOUGHS ...
... acres of prime land could be had here . Mr Lindsay would build the necessary farmhouse and steading for a tenaut of ... English acre . For land of such quality , fenced in a way that we have no notion of in Scotland , 16 TURLOUGHS ...
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... English acre . Lime can be burned on every farm at from 5d . to 6d . a barrel , of 3 jmperial bushels . The rapidity with which the land on this limestone subsoil recovers itself , and , without any seeds being sown , reverts to good ...
... English acre . Lime can be burned on every farm at from 5d . to 6d . a barrel , of 3 jmperial bushels . The rapidity with which the land on this limestone subsoil recovers itself , and , without any seeds being sown , reverts to good ...
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... acres - and is at present to be let at a moderate rent ; it is said , for something under 20s . an English acre . It is the property of the Marquis of Conyngham . From the river Fergus , along the north bank of the Shannon to Limerick ...
... acres - and is at present to be let at a moderate rent ; it is said , for something under 20s . an English acre . It is the property of the Marquis of Conyngham . From the river Fergus , along the north bank of the Shannon to Limerick ...
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... English acre , and must be regarded , under the present mode of management , as indicating a soil of the highest ... acre . Another of 300 acres , principally fine old grass , let to a dairy farmer at nine hundred guineas , has lately ...
... English acre , and must be regarded , under the present mode of management , as indicating a soil of the highest ... acre . Another of 300 acres , principally fine old grass , let to a dairy farmer at nine hundred guineas , has lately ...
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... English acres , ncar Croom . Here he grows all the usually cultivated crops — whicat , barley , oats , turnips , & c ... acre , besides poor - rate and grand - jury cess ; and having been 72 RICH GRASS LAND AT BRUFF . obliged , almost.
... English acres , ncar Croom . Here he grows all the usually cultivated crops — whicat , barley , oats , turnips , & c ... acre , besides poor - rate and grand - jury cess ; and having been 72 RICH GRASS LAND AT BRUFF . obliged , almost.
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Page 148 - We have thoroughly examined these volumes ; but to give a full notice of their varied and valuable contents would occupy a larger space than we can conveniently devote to their discussion ; we therefore, in general terms, commend them to the careful study of every young man who wishes to become a good practical farmer.— Times.
Page 148 - NOW AND THEN. By SAMUEL WARREN, Esq., FRS Author of " Ten Thousand a- Year," and the
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Page 148 - MEMOIRS OF SIR WILLIAM KIRKALDY OF GRANGE , Knight, Commander of French Horse, Lord of the Secret Council, and Governor of the Castle of Edinburgh for Mary Queen of Scots.
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