1st Edition

British Agriculture 1875-1914

Edited By P J Perry Copyright 2006
232 Pages
by Routledge

232 Pages
by Routledge

232 Pages
by Routledge

Profound Changes took place in British Agriculture between 1875 and 1914. After the prosperous years of the mid-nineteenth century came a period of difficulty for landowners and farmers, with falling prices, lower rents and untenanted farms. Previously attributed to bad seasons and increased food imports, this book questions whether the unexpected depression was rather the evolutionary upheaval... Read more

1. The Great Depression and Recovery, 1874-1914, Lord Ernle

2. Causes of the Fall of English Agricultural Prices Between 1875 and 1895, H.M. Conacher

3. The Great Depression of English Agriculture, 1873-1896, T.W. Fletcher

4. Agricultural Changes in the Chilterns, 1875-1900, J.T. Coppock

5. Lancashire Livestock Farming During the Great Depression, T.W. Fletcher

6. The Landlord and Agricultural Transformation, 1870-1900, R. Perren

7. Where was the 'Great Agricultural Depression'?, P.J. Perry

8. Free Trade in 'Corn': A Statistical Study of the Prices and Production of Wheat ini Great Britain From 1873-1914, M. Olson and C.C. Harris

Biography

Perry, P J