. An encyclopædia of agriculture : comprising the theory and practice of the valuation, transfer, laying out, improvement, and management of landed property, and of the cultivation and economy of the animal and vegetable productions of agriculture. mo&t expecta-tions ; but for the very interesting details of execution, . urlimits ebige us to refer to the work of Loch, which, as alreadyobserved (7795.), we consider of very singular agriculturalinterest. land. It seemed as if it hadbeen pointtdoutby nature,tl at the system for this re-mote district, in order thatit might bear its suita
. An encyclopædia of agriculture : comprising the theory and practice of the valuation, transfer, laying out, improvement, and management of landed property, and of the cultivation and economy of the animal and vegetable productions of agriculture. mo&t expecta-tions ; but for the very interesting details of execution, . urlimits ebige us to refer to the work of Loch, which, as alreadyobserved (7795.), we consider of very singular agriculturalinterest. land. It seemed as if it hadbeen pointtdoutby nature,tl at the system for this re-mote district, in order thatit might bear its suitableimportance in contributingits share to the general stockof the county,was, to con-vert the mountainous dis-tricts into sheepwaks, andto remove the inhabitants tothe coast, or to the vallexsnear the sea- S theconstruction of piers { a) and breakwaters(b) ; and \he plan of a townbeing formed, the inn,chim-h, post-office, market-place, and other publicbuildings, were erected byLoid Sutherland, and themost liberal encouragementgiven by loans of monev,grants of land at little or nofeu duty, &c. to fishers,manufacturers, tradesmen,&c., both on a large andsmall scale, to come and 1134. 1106 STATISTICS OF AGRICULTURE. Part IV 7857 INVERKESS-SH1RE Upwards of 7,000,000 of by far the moat mountainous region inScotl ind li reaches hrom nea to lea on the main land, and comprehends many islands, which are scat,tered brand wide The hills and moors were formerly covered with fir wood-, the remains of which atedun up in all the moors in abundance. The climate is rainy, mild on the west coast- hut less so on theeast The soil of the vales is loamy or gravelly. i The princi^lecOTcw^stonefor itwere first commenced about Inverness by < ie ana slate: but lead, iron, marble, &c have been found in different places, rhecountj iU native or woods, and for that stupendous national work, the Caledonian (anal impmy ?e first commenced about Inverness by Cromwells soldiers. [Bobertsoni General
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