The Cambridge History of the British Empire, Volume 7, Part 1John Holland Rose, Arthur Percival Newton, Ernest Alfred Benians, Henry Dodwell Macmillan, 1929 - Great Britain |
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... sheep are grazed . The Swanland Region . This area of about 150,000 square miles forms the south - west corner of ... sheep belt . The densest distribution of sheep occurs near the 25 - inch rain line , while the best wheat grows along ...
... sheep are grazed . The Swanland Region . This area of about 150,000 square miles forms the south - west corner of ... sheep belt . The densest distribution of sheep occurs near the 25 - inch rain line , while the best wheat grows along ...
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... sheep barons ; the new one would be directly pro- portioned to the number of sheep depastured . Such a measure would serve the double end of affording protection to the outside men and of placing taxation on a fairer basis ...
... sheep barons ; the new one would be directly pro- portioned to the number of sheep depastured . Such a measure would serve the double end of affording protection to the outside men and of placing taxation on a fairer basis ...
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... sheep to the number which could be managed by the labour available . Cattle , which required less attention and could more safely be allowed to run wild , increased faster than sheep , though the breed deteriorated to some extent . The ...
... sheep to the number which could be managed by the labour available . Cattle , which required less attention and could more safely be allowed to run wild , increased faster than sheep , though the breed deteriorated to some extent . The ...
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