General View of the County of Devon: With Observations on the Means of Its Improvement. By Robert Fraser, A.M. Drawn Up for the Consideration of the Board of Agriculture and Internal Improvement |
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acre adjoining Ashburton attention barley Board of Agriculture breed of cattle Buckland bushels canal cider clay climate Cornwall county of Devon crop cultivation Dart Dartmore Dean Prior Devonshire Dutchy endeavour England excellent expence experiments extensive farm farmers flock flour Forest of Dartmore gentlemen grass ground hills Holne horned sheep husbandry illustrious Proprietor improvement inclosed James Templer Justice Buller keep kingdom labour lime manure Marldon meadows miles Modbury moor neighbourhood neighbouring new-takes North North Tawton Okehampton parish particularly pasture pence plough potatoes practice produce profit render respecting right of common river river Dart river Ex river Plym Royal Highness sea sand SECT shillings soil South Allington South Devon South Hams South of Devon SOUTHERN DISTRICT strata stratum summer Teign Teignmouth Templer tenants tenements Treby turnips Ugborough vales waste lands WESTERN DISTRICT wethers wheat whole winter wooden pin wool Yealmpton