The Statistical Account of Scotland: Drawn Up from the Communications of the Ministers of the Different Parishes, Volume 1 |
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... farmers in Beaumont- Water fold their wool last season at L. 1 : 2 : 0 per stone . Seven or eight fleeces generally ... farms , which has depopulated the country . Effects of the Union on the Borders . - The Union of the Par- liaments of ...
... farmers in Beaumont- Water fold their wool last season at L. 1 : 2 : 0 per stone . Seven or eight fleeces generally ... farms , which has depopulated the country . Effects of the Union on the Borders . - The Union of the Par- liaments of ...
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... farming lands formerly poffeffed by fix , eight , or ten tenants ; and there are inftances , particularly of sheep farmers , holding two , or three farms in diftant parts of the country , each of which was formerly confidered as fuffi ...
... farming lands formerly poffeffed by fix , eight , or ten tenants ; and there are inftances , particularly of sheep farmers , holding two , or three farms in diftant parts of the country , each of which was formerly confidered as fuffi ...
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... farms let from 3 s . 6d . to 5 s . per acre . Some arable farms at the rate of 10 s . 15 s . and even 20 s . Land in ... farmers who pay above L. 300 per annum ; three who pay above L. 200 ; about fourteen who rent above L. 100 ; and a ...
... farms let from 3 s . 6d . to 5 s . per acre . Some arable farms at the rate of 10 s . 15 s . and even 20 s . Land in ... farmers who pay above L. 300 per annum ; three who pay above L. 200 ; about fourteen who rent above L. 100 ; and a ...
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... farmer laying out a great portion of his land in them . The foil of this country is believed to be more fuit- able to ... farmers , calves and sheep- hogs may be fed , with great profit and safety , upon turnips ; and that young beafts ...
... farmer laying out a great portion of his land in them . The foil of this country is believed to be more fuit- able to ... farmers , calves and sheep- hogs may be fed , with great profit and safety , upon turnips ; and that young beafts ...
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... the natural fmall - pox . Divifion of the Inhabitants , and their Occupations . - All the inhabitants are farmers , and cottagers employed by them , ex- cept 1 cept thofe afterwards mentioned . About ten of the • Of Holywood . 23.
... the natural fmall - pox . Divifion of the Inhabitants , and their Occupations . - All the inhabitants are farmers , and cottagers employed by them , ex- cept 1 cept thofe afterwards mentioned . About ten of the • Of Holywood . 23.
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