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... coast . The best land is high up away from the coast , whilst in other countries the rivers have made the lowlands fertile by what they have borne from the highlands . ' This , then , was the field of enterprise which attracted the ...
... coast . The best land is high up away from the coast , whilst in other countries the rivers have made the lowlands fertile by what they have borne from the highlands . ' This , then , was the field of enterprise which attracted the ...
Page 140
... coast system of dairying and farming would differ in some essential respects from that to be followed out on the stiffer lands below the Range . All along the coast , from its general immunity from frost , potatoes should be a staple ...
... coast system of dairying and farming would differ in some essential respects from that to be followed out on the stiffer lands below the Range . All along the coast , from its general immunity from frost , potatoes should be a staple ...
Page 144
... coast east of Albany . Pelicans , cormorants or shags , and numerous varieties of cranes , gallinules , coots , and waders are com- mon on all the rivers . Sea - birds of various kinds are very numerous along the coast , especially on ...
... coast east of Albany . Pelicans , cormorants or shags , and numerous varieties of cranes , gallinules , coots , and waders are com- mon on all the rivers . Sea - birds of various kinds are very numerous along the coast , especially on ...
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