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A History of the County of Oxford
… Agriculture Agriculture IN dealing with Oxford from an agricultural point of view it is necessary to treat of the … 26 bushels an acre; and taking the average yield from the Agricultural Returns for the ten years 18941903, we have 29 … but there is no such custom in Oxfordshire, where the labourers receive from 12 s. to 14 s. a week, and cowmen, …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… of the manufacturing districts increased while that of the agricultural districts declined. At Monkton Deverill before … fields. 58 Common-field husbandry did not in itself impede agricultural progress. 'Custom' was not something done of … Some former family farmers found employment as farm labourers, some migrated to industrial areas, and some …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… AGRICULTURE c. 1793 c. 1870 In 1794 T. Davis wrote: 'The agricultural pursuits of the inhabitants of every county or … was the century of improvement: improvement fostered by agricultural societies and publications, and by exciting and … in consolidating holdings. Small farmers might sink to be labourers or leave for the towns. 'Justice will not let them …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… Wiltshire, and the fundamental explanation of the county's agricultural history therefore lies outside the scope of this … the county reacted to changes in the comparative costs of agricultural production in England and in overseas exporting … change, as a period of great prosperity. Agricultural labourers have never been likely to regard the times before …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… a few miles above the village. The population is chiefly agricultural, but some of the inhabitants find employment in … are common or waste. Limestone is quarried, and used for agricultural purposes. The living is a rectory, valued in the …
A History of the County of Somerset
… 720 a., including land outside the parish, and employed 22 labourers. 91 Numbers employed on farms had fallen to about …