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... soil and as many kinds of farming , each soil having a culture peculiar to it . The distribution of the soils is shown on our map by colours , which roughly represent by their hue the relative strength of the land in the different ...
... soil and as many kinds of farming , each soil having a culture peculiar to it . The distribution of the soils is shown on our map by colours , which roughly represent by their hue the relative strength of the land in the different ...
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... soil is naturally the almost pure blowing sand which forms the subsoil , and which is known to geologists as the " Campine sands . " With a sandy soil , an abundance of moisture , a sheltered position , and a coast - line washed by a ...
... soil is naturally the almost pure blowing sand which forms the subsoil , and which is known to geologists as the " Campine sands . " With a sandy soil , an abundance of moisture , a sheltered position , and a coast - line washed by a ...
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... soil of moderate strength , about comparable in most parishes to our best turnip and barley soils , but becoming lighter towards the sandy land of the district just described and heavier towards those which remain to be noticed ...
... soil of moderate strength , about comparable in most parishes to our best turnip and barley soils , but becoming lighter towards the sandy land of the district just described and heavier towards those which remain to be noticed ...
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... soil of this division ( ruled blue on the map ) consists of what is usually termed alluvium , namely , an argillaceous soil , containing a varying pro- portion of sand and a little lime . Generally , it is extremely fertile , especially ...
... soil of this division ( ruled blue on the map ) consists of what is usually termed alluvium , namely , an argillaceous soil , containing a varying pro- portion of sand and a little lime . Generally , it is extremely fertile , especially ...
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... soil of this district consists almost entirely of sand , it nevertheless possesses differences of quality which have determined the comparative prosperity of the localities in which they occur . The best land occurs in the Pays de Waes ...
... soil of this district consists almost entirely of sand , it nevertheless possesses differences of quality which have determined the comparative prosperity of the localities in which they occur . The best land occurs in the Pays de Waes ...
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