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.
