Familiar Letters on Population, Emigration, Home Colonization, &c. &cJ. W. Parker, 1841 - 255 pages |
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abroad abundance acres actually admitted advantage adverted agricultural allotment applied arising attention beneficial benefit better bogs bour brine British islands Buckinghamshire bushels Canada capital of labour clear colonist colony comfort consequently consumers course crease crops cultivation demand destitution difference diminish distress doubt duction effect emigration employed employment England equal evil exist expense experiment extent former greater hands idle idle sons improved increasing population injurious instance Ireland Jethro Tull labour market landlord less lessened loss lost manual labour manufactures manure means millions misery mixture probably nature necessity needed never offal paid parish parties paupers perhaps period persons poor Poor Laws portion present principle probably produce profit proved quantity question reason redundant population remedy rent rental rich secured soil subsistence supply surplus labour taken tenants tence thing tillage tion tivation unemployed wages waste land whole