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This diversified culture of modern Picardy has been highly remunerative, and the extensive kitchen-gardening of the province is so still.— France and the Republic A Record of Things Seen and Learned in the French Provinces During the 'Centennial' Year 1889
She states that on her husband's estate slave breeding was most important and remunerative, and that the increase and the young slaves sold made it possible for the plantation to pay its interest.— The Battle of Principles A Study of the Heroism and Eloquence of the Anti-Slavery Conflict
The demand was steady and prices remunerative, and visions of untold wealth were looming up before the minds of thousands.— The Continental Monthly, Vol. 5, No. 2, February, 1864 Devoted To Literature And National Policy
[16] At any rate I determined not to go out to any more exhibitions or lectures except those which were remunerative, and I resolved to devote myself as my first duty to my farming I set to work and managed my land, 3 chō (a chō is 2-1/2 acres), so as to obtain the gross income of an M.P. [The reader could scarcely have a more striking illustration of the intensity with which Japanese land is cultivated--the average area is under 3 acres per family.]— The Foundations of Japan Notes Made During Journeys Of 6,000 Miles In The Rural Districts As A Basis For A Sounder Knowledge Of The Japanese People

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