ABSTRACT

First published in 1912, this volume presents the sixth edition of Lord Ernle’s study of English farming, updated by Sir A. Daniel Hall in the fifth edition, from the manorial system through the reigns of Elizabeth I, James I and the Stewarts, to large industrialised farms, the Corn Laws and the Great Depression. Lord Ernle’s volume remains the classic handbook on the subject and will be of use to students, teachers and academics of agricultural studies.

chapter Chapter I|30 pages

The Manorial System of Farming

chapter Chapter II|24 pages

The Break-Up of the Manor. 1300–1485

chapter Chapter IV|25 pages

The Reign of Elizabeth

chapter Chapter V|27 pages

From James I. to the Restoration (1603–1660)

Farming under the First Stewarts and the Commonwealth

chapter Chapter VI|18 pages

The Later Stewarts and the Revolution 1660–1700

chapter Chapter VII|28 pages

Jethro Tull and Lord Townshend. 1700–1760

chapter Chapter VIII|14 pages

The Stock-Breeder's Art and Robert Bakewell (1725–95)

chapter Chapter IX|17 pages

Arthur Young and the Diffusion of Knowledge. 1760–1800

chapter Chapter X|17 pages

Large Farms and Capitalist Farmers 1780–1813

chapter Chapter XI|29 pages

Open-Field Farms and Pasture Commons (1793–1815)

chapter Chapter XII|22 pages

The English Corn Laws. 1

chapter Chapter XIII|15 pages

Highways

chapter Chapter XIV|26 pages

The Rural Population. 1780–1813

chapter Chapter XV|16 pages

Agricultural Depression and the Poor Law 1813–37

chapter Chapter XVI|17 pages

Tithes

chapter Chapter XVII|28 pages

High Farming. 1837–1874

chapter Chapter XVIII|16 pages

The Great Depression and Recovery, 1874–1914

chapter Chapter XIX|16 pages

The War and State Control, 1914–18

chapter Chapter XX|14 pages

Agricultural Legislation Since the War

chapter Chapter XXI|14 pages

Small Holdings

chapter Chapter XXII|12 pages

Education and Research

chapter Chapter XXIII|24 pages

Technical Progress since the War