{"product_id":"english-agriculture-in-1850-51-paperback-9781108024730","title":"English Agriculture in 1850–51 (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108024730","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eEnglish Agriculture in 1850–51\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis detailed 1852 survey of the state of English agriculture provided a basis for planning and improving the rural economy.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJames Caird (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108024730, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 17 February 2011\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e582 pages, 1 map\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 3.3 cm, 0.73 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSir James Caird (1816–1892) was a Scottish agriculturalist and M.P., who wrote widely on agricultural matters, not only in Britain but in Ireland, Canada, America and India. British agricultural incomes had been falling due to low grain prices since 1846, and Caird was commissioned by The Times to undertake a survey of English agriculture. His county-by-country reports were published in 1852 as English Agriculture in 1850–51. The work was also published in America, and in German, French and Swedish versions. Changing patterns of trade meant that British agriculture had to adapt to compete with cheap imports, and tenant farmers needed greater security. Caird campaigned in Parliament for regular and official agricultural statistics to be collected, so that the agricultural economy could be made more efficient, though it was nine years before this happened. Caird was knighted in 1882, and served on many official committees.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e 1. Buckinghamshire\u003cbr\u003e 2. Buckinghamshire continued\u003cbr\u003e 3. Oxfordshire\u003cbr\u003e 4. Oxfordshire continued\u003cbr\u003e 5. Gloucestershire\u003cbr\u003e 6. Gloucestershire continued\u003cbr\u003e 7. Devonshire\u003cbr\u003e 8. Dorsetshire\u003cbr\u003e 9. Dorsetshire continued\u003cbr\u003e 10. Wiltshire\u003cbr\u003e 11. Wiltshire continued\u003cbr\u003e 12. Hampshire\u003cbr\u003e 13. North Hants. Berkshire\u003cbr\u003e 14. Berkshire\u003cbr\u003e 15. Surrey\u003cbr\u003e 16. Sussex\u003cbr\u003e 17. Essex\u003cbr\u003e 18. Essex. Suffolk\u003cbr\u003e 19. Suffolk\u003cbr\u003e 20. Norfolk\u003cbr\u003e 21. The Fen country\u003cbr\u003e 22. Lincolnshire\u003cbr\u003e 23. Lincolnshire continued\u003cbr\u003e 24. Nottinghamshire\u003cbr\u003e 25. Nottinghamshire continued\u003cbr\u003e 26. Leicestershire\u003cbr\u003e 27. Warwickshire\u003cbr\u003e 28. Staffordshire\u003cbr\u003e 29. Staffordshire continued\u003cbr\u003e 30. Tamworth\u003cbr\u003e 31. Cheshire\u003cbr\u003e 32. Lancashire\u003cbr\u003e 33. Lancashire continued\u003cbr\u003e 34. Yorkshire\u003cbr\u003e 35. Yorkshire continued\u003cbr\u003e 36. Yorkshire continued\u003cbr\u003e 37. Yorkshire continued\u003cbr\u003e 38. Durham\u003cbr\u003e 39. Durham continued\u003cbr\u003e 40. Cumberland\u003cbr\u003e 41. Cumberland continued\u003cbr\u003e 42. Northumberland\u003cbr\u003e 43. Northumberland continued\u003cbr\u003e 44. Derbyshire\u003cbr\u003e 45. Derbyshire. Rutland\u003cbr\u003e 46. Northamptonshire\u003cbr\u003e 47. Northamptonshire continued\u003cbr\u003e 48. Bedfordshire\u003cbr\u003e 49. Bedfordshire continued\u003cbr\u003e 50. Hertfordshire. Middlesex\u003cbr\u003e 51. Cambridge. Huntingdon\u003cbr\u003e 52. Conclusions\u003cbr\u003e 53. The landlord\u003cbr\u003e 54. The farmer\u003cbr\u003e 55. The labourer\u003cbr\u003e 56. Conclusion\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Social \u0026amp; cultural history [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Social \u0026amp; cultural history\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Social%20\u0026amp;%20cultural%20history%20%5BHBTB%5D%22\"\u003eHBTB\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46265965805848,"sku":"9781108024730","price":43.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108024730i_91702558-608e-4600-8acc-b59080859c90.jpg?v=1694869812","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/english-agriculture-in-1850-51-paperback-9781108024730","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}