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... farming 5-9 CHAPTER II . On Labour . ― The service which labour renders to production -Productive and unproductive labour - Division of labour - Co - operation of labour - Simple and complex co - operation - Wakefield's theory of ...
... farming 5-9 CHAPTER II . On Labour . ― The service which labour renders to production -Productive and unproductive labour - Division of labour - Co - operation of labour - Simple and complex co - operation - Wakefield's theory of ...
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... farming . Much controversy has been carried on as to the relative advantages and disadvan- tages of large and small farming . One of the prin- cipal advantages of large farming is that it makes the use of improved machinery much more ...
... farming . Much controversy has been carried on as to the relative advantages and disadvan- tages of large and small farming . One of the prin- cipal advantages of large farming is that it makes the use of improved machinery much more ...
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... farm- ing in stimulating the industry of the farmer , it should be stated that the remarks just made apply much more ... farm- ing must always be disadvantageous except in those cases in which the tenant holds a long lease of his farm ...
... farm- ing in stimulating the industry of the farmer , it should be stated that the remarks just made apply much more ... farm- ing must always be disadvantageous except in those cases in which the tenant holds a long lease of his farm ...
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... farms , nearly all continental economists are of opinion that small farming is more productive of wealth . There are some agricultural products which are never successfully cultivated in those countries where small farming is unknown ...
... farms , nearly all continental economists are of opinion that small farming is more productive of wealth . There are some agricultural products which are never successfully cultivated in those countries where small farming is unknown ...
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... farming . 5. Why should a distinction be made between pea- sant proprietors and peasant tenants ? I. If the Irish Land Act has the effect of consolidating the small farms into a smaller number of much larger farms , would this probably ...
... farming . 5. Why should a distinction be made between pea- sant proprietors and peasant tenants ? I. If the Irish Land Act has the effect of consolidating the small farms into a smaller number of much larger farms , would this probably ...
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