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A History of the County of Sussex
… as a resort, and afterwards of the expansion of the market-gardening industry 88 and of the town's popularity as a site … residents in the population remained high; in 1918 casual gardening afforded higher rewards to local farm-workers than …
A History of the County of Sussex
… as the centre of what was formerly one of the chief market-gardening districts in the country. The modern borough, since …
A History of the County of Sussex
… c. 550 pigs and c. 2,250 poultry were also kept. 32 Market-gardening. 33 Worthing's climate and fertile brickearth soil … 1,513 male agricultural workers were employed in market-gardening. 76 There was a daily fruit train from the Worthing … 1949 to 42 a. in 1958. Of the 370 a. scheduled for market-gardening 132 a. had been released for other uses by 1955. 84 …