The soil of the Limousin was declared by its inhabitants to be the most ungrateful in the whole kingdom, returning no more than four net for one of seed sown, while there was land in the vale of the Garonne that returned thirty-fold.
Morley highlights the poor agricultural yield of the Limousin soil as reported by its inhabitants.
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