Parliamentary Papers, Volume 7H.M. Stationery Office, 1924 - Bills, Legislative |
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... cent . above the price ruling in 1914 , whereas during the principal eight months of the cereal year 1922-23 , railway rates stood at a level of 75 per cent . and are stil ! 50 per cent . above those of 1914 , thus bearing a ...
... cent . above the price ruling in 1914 , whereas during the principal eight months of the cereal year 1922-23 , railway rates stood at a level of 75 per cent . and are stil ! 50 per cent . above those of 1914 , thus bearing a ...
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... cent . , while the corresponding figures for Scotland are 3,456,946 acres in 1871 and 3,296,876 acres in 1923 , a decline of 4.6 per cent . The shrinkage in the total arable area , including temporary grasses , has thus been much more ...
... cent . , while the corresponding figures for Scotland are 3,456,946 acres in 1871 and 3,296,876 acres in 1923 , a decline of 4.6 per cent . The shrinkage in the total arable area , including temporary grasses , has thus been much more ...
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... cent . The area of barley has fallen also very heavily from 2,133,961 acres in 1871 to 1,364,043 acres in 1922 - a decline of nearly 38 per cent . On the other hand , in England and Wales , the area under oats has increased from ...
... cent . The area of barley has fallen also very heavily from 2,133,961 acres in 1871 to 1,364,043 acres in 1922 - a decline of nearly 38 per cent . On the other hand , in England and Wales , the area under oats has increased from ...
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... cent . of the cultivated area ; in 1923 it is 52.7 per cent . and the tendency to lay land down or let it go down to permanent pasture continues . Meanwhile the area under corn crops , green crops , and fallow , which in 1871 ...
... cent . of the cultivated area ; in 1923 it is 52.7 per cent . and the tendency to lay land down or let it go down to permanent pasture continues . Meanwhile the area under corn crops , green crops , and fallow , which in 1871 ...
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... cent . , while the corresponding figures for Scotland are 3,456,946 acres in 1871 and 3,296,876 acres in 1923 , a decline of 4.6 per cent . The shrinkage in the total arable area , including temporary grasses , has thus been much more ...
... cent . , while the corresponding figures for Scotland are 3,456,946 acres in 1871 and 3,296,876 acres in 1923 , a decline of 4.6 per cent . The shrinkage in the total arable area , including temporary grasses , has thus been much more ...
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