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A History of the County of Oxford
… withstand the extremes of either wet or dry seasons. The rent of such land varies only from 25 s. to 30 s. an acre, 27 … Welsh bullocks are to the Northamptonshire graziers. The rent of these lands may be reckoned at 20 s. to 22 s. 6 d. an … then the improvement has been more than maintained. For rent payers these sheep cannot be beaten, and their robust …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… farmers preferred investment in stock to the purchase of rent, and the owneroccupier, who wanted to expand his … and as it is not possible to build up continuous series of rent payments in the circumstances of estate management in the Cheese Country, the movement of rent can only be estimated in the Chalk Country. Since all …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… experiments discussed or ridiculed on market-day or at rent dinners; improvement in seed, stock, equipment, … The advantage of consolidation lay in the increase in rent paid per acre. Farm rentals, which before inclosure … high to the end of his stay, even if this meant a higher rent. But farming opinion was against compulsory tenant right …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… farmer's income was still at or below the one-half of his rent at which it had been estimated for income-tax purposes … view of the future prospects of farming', and asked for rent reductions to enable them to carry on: two of the … senior guardian remarked, 'These claims for a reduction of rent are most seriouscoming as they do after the very large …
A History of the County of Somerset
… poor. The bequest was used to buy the church house, the rent from which was distributed to the poor on the Sunday …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… is paid to the master, who has also a house and garden rent-free: there are but few boys on the foundation. The poor …
Survey of London
… of Pulteney's property in the latter's will). A yearly rent-charge of 22 was reserved, payable from Lady Day 1670. … owners of the site, the Albany Trustees, by whom the rent-charge is still paid to the Sutton estate as successors … without the payment to Copland and his heirs of a fee-farm rent of between 20 and 40 at the option of the purchaser. 76 …