Chapters from The Agrarian History of England and Wales

Policy and Practice, 1500-1750

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Chapters from The Agrarian History of England and Wales, volumes IV and V part II, now appear for the first time in five paperback volumes, designed primarily for a student readership. Dealing respectively with pieces, wages, profits and rents; estate management and the condition of the farm labourer; agricultural techniques and enclosure; marketing; and rural building, these studies bring together the fruits of co-operative scholarship from authorities on the social and economic history of rural England and Wales in the early modern period. To set each subject in context and to update material where necessary, new introductions have been written by the authors of each volume.

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'The book is a treasure and again places England in the vanguard of scholarship on the social and economic history of modern Europe.' English Historical Review 'Volume IV of The Agrarian History will no doubt stand as an indispensable authority ...' The Times Literary Supplement 'It will be a very long time indeed before [volume IV] and the mass of references it contains is superseded as the basic standard work on this period.' Agriculture ' ... this volume will remain an authoritative work of reference for many years to come.' The Times Higher Education Supplement 'This is an outstanding achievement in scholarship and will remain the standard work of reference.' British Book News

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List of plates and tables	p. ix
Editor's preface	p. xi
List of abbreviations	p. xiii
Introduction	p. 1
Farming techniques, 1500-1640	p. 15
Introduction	p. 15
Arable husbandry	p. 17
Grassland and stock	p. 33
Fruit and market-gardening	p. 49
Conclusion	p. 51
Enclosing and engrossing, 1500-1640	p. 54
Introduction	p. 54
Public opinion, popular commotion, and legislation	p. 67
Pamphlet literature	p. 92
The local history of enclosing and engrossing	p. 94
Select bibliography, 1500-1640	p. 110
Agricultural policy: public debate and legislation, 1640-1750	p. 125
General introduction	p. 125
1640-1660	p. 128
Introduction	p. 128
Encouraging agricultural production and diversification	p. 131
Encouraging exports	p. 132
Discouraging imports	p. 135
Timber trees and fruit trees	p. 136
Land improvement	p. 138
Confiscated lands	p. 138
Fenlands	p. 139
Forests	p. 141
The regulation of enclosure	p. 144
Work for the poor	p. 148
Conclusion	p. 151
1660-1750	p. 152
Introduction	p. 152
Encouraging agricultural production and diversification	p. 155
Cereals	p. 155
Beer and spirits	p. 161
Special crops	p. 165
Hemp and flax	p. 166
Madder	p. 168
Safflower	p. 168
Tobacco	p. 169
Hops	p. 170
Conclusion	p. 171
Fruit trees and fruit drinks	p. 171
Cattle	p. 173
Dairy produce	p. 188
Wool and sheep	p. 190
Game	p. 193
Land improvement	p. 198
Fenlands	p. 199
Forests	p. 201
The regulation of enclosure	p. 205
Work for the poor	p. 209
Conclusion	p. 213
Tithes, 1640-1750	p. 216
Market gardening in England and Wales, 1640-1750	p. 233
Before 1640	p. 233
1640-1750	p. 236
Conclusion	p. 260
Agricultural innovations and their diffusion, 1640-1750	p. 263
Setting the scene in 1640	p. 263
1640-1660	p. 272
1660-1700	p. 290
1700-1750	p. 301
The interactions of horticulture and agriculture	p. 311
Conclusion	p. 317
Select bibliography, 1640-1750	p. 320
Index	p. 339
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