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Page 78
... sand plains which intersect the whole of this rich loamy and red ironstone country , and which are really more " downs " than plains . Forty or fifty miles of " sand plain " might well damp the ardour of the most sturdy of would - be ...
... sand plains which intersect the whole of this rich loamy and red ironstone country , and which are really more " downs " than plains . Forty or fifty miles of " sand plain " might well damp the ardour of the most sturdy of would - be ...
Page 79
... sand plain " is one of the most interesting portions of his report . Talking of the region which I have just described , he says the sand plains " repre- sent the wear of the oldest rocks , probably deposited by aerial currents ...
... sand plain " is one of the most interesting portions of his report . Talking of the region which I have just described , he says the sand plains " repre- sent the wear of the oldest rocks , probably deposited by aerial currents ...
Page 89
... sand plain country here could be utilised for corn - growing ? " and his reply was , " I have broken up some poor sand - plain country , and got twelve bushels to the acre off it ; I believe I am the only one who has tried it in the ...
... sand plain country here could be utilised for corn - growing ? " and his reply was , " I have broken up some poor sand - plain country , and got twelve bushels to the acre off it ; I believe I am the only one who has tried it in the ...
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