Fifty Years of a Showmans Life
Fifty Years of a Showmans Life
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Verily, the w r orld is full of compensations !
84 CHAPTER IX A Clouded Horizon Farmers' Trials The Revolt of the Labourers The Maligned Landowner.
MANY of the earlier recollections here set down were gathered during the cheery times of agriculture, when things were, more or less, booming. The discovery of gold in California in 1848 and in Australia in the early 'fifties was good for agriculture and commerce, and then the Crimean War sent prices up, and the American War helped to keep them ther...e.
But there was a bad time coming, and one of the first of a succession of misfortunes was the importation from Russia of that terrible disease, the rinderpest, or cattle plague. I have a vivid remembrance of its devastating effect upon agriculture. It meant absolute ruination to hundreds of farmers, and the sufferings of their animals were pitiable in the extreme. It broke out in this country in 1865, and it was not until 1867 that its ravages were stayed. Fully half a million head of cattle died, at a direct cost of at least 5, 000, 000, apart from the indirect drain upon resources by the general dislocation of all trade in beasts, for markets, fairs, and shows had to be suspended.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
Verily, the w r orld is full of compensations !
84 CHAPTER IX A Clouded Horizon Farmers' Trials The Revolt of the Labourers The Maligned Landowner.
MANY of the earlier recollections here set down were gathered during the cheery times of agriculture, when things were, more or less, booming. The discovery of gold in California in 1848 and in Australia in the early 'fifties was good for agriculture and commerce, and then the Crimean War sent prices up, and the American War helped to keep them ther...e.
But there was a bad time coming, and one of the first of a succession of misfortunes was the importation from Russia of that terrible disease, the rinderpest, or cattle plague. I have a vivid remembrance of its devastating effect upon agriculture. It meant absolute ruination to hundreds of farmers, and the sufferings of their animals were pitiable in the extreme. It broke out in this country in 1865, and it was not until 1867 that its ravages were stayed. Fully half a million head of cattle died, at a direct cost of at least 5, 000, 000, apart from the indirect drain upon resources by the general dislocation of all trade in beasts, for markets, fairs, and shows had to be suspended.
What to read after Fifty Years of a Showmans Life?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Thomas F Thomas Forder Plowman to read onlineMoreLess
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