The Agrarian History of England and Wales
3 Part Set

Table of Contents

List of figures
List of tables
General editor's preface
Editor's preface
List of abbreviations
Introduction E. J. T. Collins
Part I. Agriculture in the Industrial State
Section 1. Food Supplies and Food Policy E. J. T. Collins
Section 2. Rural and Agricultural Change E. J. T. Collins
Section 3. Agricultural Output, Income and Productivity M. E. Turner
Section 4. Agrarian Politics John R. Fisher
Part II. Agriculture Paul Brassley
Section 5. Farming Regions Paul Brassley and G. E. Mingay:
1. Introduction B. A. Holderness
2. The South and South-East B. A. Holderness and G. E. Mingay
3. East Anglia and the Fenlands B. A. Holderness
4. The Midlands John R. Walton
5. The Northern region Christine Hallas
6. The South-West: Wiltshire, Dorset, Somerset, Devon and Cornwall Sarah Wilmot
7. Wales R. J. Moore-Colyer
Section 6. Farming Systems Paul Brassley:
1. Introduction Paul Brassley
2. Arable systems Paul Brassley
3. Pastoral farming systems Paul Brassley
4. Dairying B. A. Holderness
5. Specialised cropping systems B. A. Holderness
6. Intensive livestock keeping B. A. Holderness
Section 7. Farming Techniques Paul Brassley:
1. Introduction Paul Brassley
2. Farm buildings R. D. Brigden
3. Equipment and motive power R. D. Brigden
4. Land drainage Paul Brassley
5. Crop varieties Paul Brassley
6. Plant nutrition Paul Brassley
7. Weed and pest control
8. Livestock breeds Paul Brassley
9. Animal nutrition Paul Brassley
10. Animal health and veterinary medicine Paul Brassley
Section 8. Agricultural Science and Education Paul Brassley
Section 9. Agricultural Institutions: Societies, Associations and the Press Nicholas Goddard
Part III. Land, Labour, Capital, Taxation J. V. Beckett and Peter Dewey
Section 10. Agricultural Landownership and Estate Management J. V. Beckett
Section 11. The Farmer G. E. Mingay
Section 12. Farm Labour Peter Dewey
Section 13. Investment, Accumulation and Agricultural Credit B. A. Holderness
Section 14. Agricultural Taxation G. E. Mingay
Part IV. Trade, Commerce and Industry John Chartres and Richard Perren: Introduction John Chartres and Richard Perren
Section 15. The Marketing of Agricultural Products: Farm Gate to Retail Store Richard Perren
Section 16. Agricultural Servicing Trades and Industries:
1. The agricultural engineering industry David Grace
2. Agricultural chemical and fertiliser industries F. M. L. Thompson
3. Veterinary products Richard Perren
4. Animal feeding stuffs Richard Perren
Section 17. Food Processing Industries:
1. Milling Richard Perren
2. Malting Jonathan Brown
3. Food Manufacturing Richard Perren
Section 18. Rural Industry and Manufacturing John Chartres
Section 19. The Retail Trades and Agricultural Services John Cartres
Section 20. Conclusion John Chartres and Richard Perren
Part V. Rural Society and Community Alun Howkins: Introduction Alun Howkins
Section 21. Rural Demography, 1850–1914 Brian Short
Section 22. Types of Rural Communities Alun Howkins
Section 23. Social, cultural and Domestic Life Alun Howkins
Section 24. The Local State Anne Digby
Section 25. Social Institutions Anne Digby
Section 26. Overview Alun Howkins
Part VI. The Urban Impact on the Countryside Gordon E. Cherry
Part VII. The Statistical Base of Agricultural Performance in England and Wales, 1850–1914 Bethanie Afton and Michael Turner
Conclusion E. J. T. Collins
Select Bibliography
Index.