Political essay on the kingdom of New Spain, Հատոր 3Longman, 1811 |
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... pounds of cotton , and 1000 pounds of sugar per acre . This is the mean produce ; but may be easily conceived that these results must be modified by a number of local circumstances . it ! half a million of arrobas , or 6,250,000 kilo- 2 ...
... pounds of cotton , and 1000 pounds of sugar per acre . This is the mean produce ; but may be easily conceived that these results must be modified by a number of local circumstances . it ! half a million of arrobas , or 6,250,000 kilo- 2 ...
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... pounds , which is equal to 1550 kilogrammes per hectare . Such is , in general , the fertility of the soil of equi- noctial America , that all the sugar consumed in France , which I estimate at 20 millions of kilogrammes , might be ...
... pounds , which is equal to 1550 kilogrammes per hectare . Such is , in general , the fertility of the soil of equi- noctial America , that all the sugar consumed in France , which I estimate at 20 millions of kilogrammes , might be ...
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... 30,000 chests ( caxas ) of 16 ar- * From 1047. to 1417. p . 107,639 square feet . Trans . + Upwards of 35 millions of pounds avoird . Trans . robas or 200 kilogrammes . Those who have not seen CHAP . X. ] 13 KINGDOM OF NEW SPAIN .
... 30,000 chests ( caxas ) of 16 ar- * From 1047. to 1417. p . 107,639 square feet . Trans . + Upwards of 35 millions of pounds avoird . Trans . robas or 200 kilogrammes . Those who have not seen CHAP . X. ] 13 KINGDOM OF NEW SPAIN .
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... pounds of the juice of the cane yield a pound of crystallized sugar , while in Jamaica eight pounds are requisite to produce the same quantity of sugar . Con- sidering the vezou as a liquid charged with salt , we find that in Bengal ...
... pounds of the juice of the cane yield a pound of crystallized sugar , while in Jamaica eight pounds are requisite to produce the same quantity of sugar . Con- sidering the vezou as a liquid charged with salt , we find that in Bengal ...
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... pounds ; but this estimate ap- pears to be a great deal too low . The king pays for the pound of tobacco to the culti- vator 2 reals , that is to say , 21 sous for the kilogramme . We shall see in the sequel of this work , and from data ...
... pounds ; but this estimate ap- pears to be a great deal too low . The king pays for the pound of tobacco to the culti- vator 2 reals , that is to say , 21 sous for the kilogramme . We shall see in the sequel of this work , and from data ...
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