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The good farmland was farmed, but this left a lot of hillcountry which was kind of marginal for that purpose.
by Tuna-Fish 4y ago
The good farmland was farmed, but this left a lot of hillcountry which was kind of marginal for that purpose.
- mellavora 4y agoYou might want to read the book The Art of Not Being Governed https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Art_of_Not_Being_Governed https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Art_of_Not_Being_Governed which discusses in some detail the advantages of living in "marginally" farmable hillcountry.