English agriculture : an [sic] historical perspective

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English agriculture : an [sic] historical perspective

David Grigg

B. Blackwell, 1989

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David Grigg examines the origins, causes and consequences of the revolution in English agriculture, and places them in the context of 300 years of continuous and at times radical change. He describes the process of mechanization, the demise of the working animal, the effects of plant and animal breeding and the changing patterns of land use and land ownership.

Table of Contents

  • The Growth and Structure of Agricultural Output
  • Prices, Policies and Prosperity
  • Making and Using the Land
  • The Changing Distribution of Crops
  • The Productivity of the Land
  • Land Use, Livestock and Densities
  • The Ownership of Farmland
  • Farmers and their Land
  • Farm Distribution and Layout
  • The Rise and Fall of the Farm Population
  • Power on the Land
  • Types of Farming and Agricultural Regions
  • Farming in the Lowlands - Mixed Farming and its Decline
  • Pigs and Poultry
  • From Market Gardening to Horticulture
  • Dairying
  • Farming in the Uplands.

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