Journal of a Residence in Norway During the Years 1834, 1835, & 1836: Made with a View to Enquire Into the Moral and Political Economy of that Country, and the Condition of Its InhabitantsLongman, Orme, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1837 - 482 pàgines |
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Pàgina 56
... grain is raised either here or at my last quar- The hill pasture all round is certainly not such as we have on our worst hills , being juniper , ters . blackberry , dwarf willow , and such shrubs ; but 56 RESIDENCE IN NORWAY .
... grain is raised either here or at my last quar- The hill pasture all round is certainly not such as we have on our worst hills , being juniper , ters . blackberry , dwarf willow , and such shrubs ; but 56 RESIDENCE IN NORWAY .
Pàgina 74
... grain , and potatoes , make as good an ap- pearance as similar crops do in the districts of Scotland which are farmed in the ordinary way , without any special improvements . The hills of primary rock in some places run out into ...
... grain , and potatoes , make as good an ap- pearance as similar crops do in the districts of Scotland which are farmed in the ordinary way , without any special improvements . The hills of primary rock in some places run out into ...
Pàgina 92
... grain so rich and yellow ; the houses so substantial and thickly set ; farm after farm without interruption , each fully en- closed and subdivided with paling ; the grass fields of so lively green , as free from weeds and rubbish , and ...
... grain so rich and yellow ; the houses so substantial and thickly set ; farm after farm without interruption , each fully en- closed and subdivided with paling ; the grass fields of so lively green , as free from weeds and rubbish , and ...
Pàgina 96
... pasture for the cattle . Parts of it also are occa- sionally fenced off , and broken up for grain , and when exhausted left to sward itself ; and when the cattle are sent to the Fjelde , some hay 96 RESIDENCE IN NORWAY .
... pasture for the cattle . Parts of it also are occa- sionally fenced off , and broken up for grain , and when exhausted left to sward itself ; and when the cattle are sent to the Fjelde , some hay 96 RESIDENCE IN NORWAY .
Pàgina 99
... grain to Dronthiem is about 2d . per quarter . The price of common labour is about 4 d . per day with victuals . A car- penter earns 9d . The annual rent of this farm is 200 dollars . The taxes amount in all to about 36 dollars and 8 ...
... grain to Dronthiem is about 2d . per quarter . The price of common labour is about 4 d . per day with victuals . A car- penter earns 9d . The annual rent of this farm is 200 dollars . The taxes amount in all to about 36 dollars and 8 ...
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Journal of a Residence in Norway During the Years 1834, 1835, & 1836: Made ... Samuel Laing Visualització completa - 1866 |
Journal of a Residence in Norway During the Years 1834, 1835, & 1836: Made ... Samuel Laing Visualització completa - 1851 |
Journal of a Residence in Norway During the Years 1834, 1835, & 1836: Made ... Samuel Laing Visualització completa - 1851 |
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