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... corn land by means of drainage . It is evident that the pro- ductiveness of such land is mainly dependent on artificial causes . Large and small farming . Much controversy has been carried on as to the relative advantages and disadvan ...
... corn land by means of drainage . It is evident that the pro- ductiveness of such land is mainly dependent on artificial causes . Large and small farming . Much controversy has been carried on as to the relative advantages and disadvan ...
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... corn laws , for instance , and the adoption of a free - trade policy , have caused an enormous increase in the material wealth of this country . But it must be remembered that the work of statesmen in getting rid of protection consisted ...
... corn laws , for instance , and the adoption of a free - trade policy , have caused an enormous increase in the material wealth of this country . But it must be remembered that the work of statesmen in getting rid of protection consisted ...
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... was more apparent ; because farmers , instead of paying their labourers in money , paid them by giving them so much corn , potatoes , beer , cider , etc. This was called paying " in kind . " A CHAP . III . ] 25 ON CAPITAL .
... was more apparent ; because farmers , instead of paying their labourers in money , paid them by giving them so much corn , potatoes , beer , cider , etc. This was called paying " in kind . " A CHAP . III . ] 25 ON CAPITAL .
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... Corn Law Rhymer , satirised the defects of communism in the following verse : " What is a Communist ? One who hath yearnings For equal division of unequal earnings ; Idler or bungler , or both , he is willing To fork out his penny and ...
... Corn Law Rhymer , satirised the defects of communism in the following verse : " What is a Communist ? One who hath yearnings For equal division of unequal earnings ; Idler or bungler , or both , he is willing To fork out his penny and ...
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... corn , than it would twenty years ago . In this case the value of corn as compared with meat has declined . Value also implies exchange , for it is by ascertaining the number of other commodities for which any particular article will ...
... corn , than it would twenty years ago . In this case the value of corn as compared with meat has declined . Value also implies exchange , for it is by ascertaining the number of other commodities for which any particular article will ...
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